Ventura County Fare Integration: A Case Study: Promoting Seamless Regional Fare Coordination

Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office;Federal Highway Administration2001PDFResearch PaperMoniz, LeisaUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit AdministrationUnited States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation SystemsCaliforniaAutomatic fare collectionSmart cardsTransit vehicle operationsRegional planningInteragency relationsDemonstration projectsCase studiesEvaluation and assessmentAdvanced public transportation systemsFHWA-OP-01-033FTA-TRI-11-01-01This report details the approach taken in one specific region to plan, operate, and maintain a multi-agency, transit fare collection payment system demonstration utilizing smart card technology as well as other ITS (intelligent transportation systems) technologies. The study also documents some of the demonstrations lessons learned as well as the emergence of other regional smart card activities, including the opportunity for Ventura County to link with other southern California smart card initiatives. The report addresses difficult issues that may be encountered when a joint inter-jurisdictional project is attempted.112