On 16.04.16 21:18, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > On the transit side, SEPTA will implement a trial of its new   
   > fare system in June.   
   >   
   > http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20160416_   
   EPTA_smart-fare_system_to_debut_June_13.html   
   >   
   We've had Oyster cards here in London since 2003.   
      
   They have allowed Contactless payment using any bank card since late   
   2012 -- first on busses, then extended to the Underground in 2014.   
      
   One other city in Norway has this, there is talk of doing this in   
   Birmingham and Moscow is working on such a project.   
      
   What happened with the New York City Subway's pilot programme to use   
   contactless, or payment keys, in 2006. AIUI, there was a programme at   
   42nd Street - Grand Central and one other station, the latter of which I   
   forgot.   
      
   I also remember that busses in Phoenix had a programme in the 90s that   
   allowed people to pay with bank card. At that time, however, they had   
   swipe their card on entry.   
      
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