http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-the-metrocard-part-2/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-the-metrocard-part-2/#comment-178194 Iva Kattan Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:40:48 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3468#comment-178194 Hi blog owner, listen, can you be found? I looked for one on facebook but could not discover one.I really want to become a fan! Hi blog owner, listen, can you be found? I looked for one on facebook but could not discover one.I really want to become a fan!

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]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-the-metrocard-part-2/#comment-63334 Ron F Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:20:30 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3468#comment-63334 As has always been the case in America, innovation is driven by capitalism. Anything that makes logical sense will take twenty-nine times longer to be implemented by a government or quasi-government agency than by a for-profit entity. Otherwise you run the risk of tax dollars being used more efficiently. As has always been the case in America, innovation is driven by capitalism. Anything that makes logical sense will take twenty-nine times longer to be implemented by a government or quasi-government agency than by a for-profit entity. Otherwise you run the risk of tax dollars being used more efficiently.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-the-metrocard-part-2/#comment-63327 The Future of the MetroCard Part 4 :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:28:30 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3468#comment-63327 [...] the MetroCard and smart card technologies. Part 1 outlined the benefits of smart card technology; Part 2 outlined the deficiencies of the MetroCard; Part 3 summarized the current plans for a smart card in [...] [...] the MetroCard and smart card technologies. Part 1 outlined the benefits of smart card technology; Part 2 outlined the deficiencies of the MetroCard; Part 3 summarized the current plans for a smart card in [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-the-metrocard-part-2/#comment-63325 Cafes Get a Little Unfriendly to Bloggers - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:13:03 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3468#comment-63325 [...] “no matter how you swipe it”? Some thoughts on replacing the MetroCard system as we know it. [Second Avenue [...] [...] “no matter how you swipe it”? Some thoughts on replacing the MetroCard system as we know it. [Second Avenue [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-the-metrocard-part-2/#comment-63314 Robert Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:19:10 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3468#comment-63314 Oh, I see. Interesting. Oh, I see. Interesting.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-the-metrocard-part-2/#comment-63313 Avi Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:15:36 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3468#comment-63313 So is NJT going to implement two incompatible systems? Do you really expect them to maintain two different systems? Also the NEC line is really a feeder for both SEPTA and MTA. The northern end is NYP and the Southern end at Trenton shares the station with SEPTA trains connecting to Philadelphia. So if you get on at Trenton what card do you use? The SEPTA card that is usable at the same station, or the MTA card based 90 miles away but used on other parts of the same line? So is NJT going to implement two incompatible systems? Do you really expect them to maintain two different systems? Also the NEC line is really a feeder for both SEPTA and MTA. The northern end is NYP and the Southern end at Trenton shares the station with SEPTA trains connecting to Philadelphia. So if you get on at Trenton what card do you use? The SEPTA card that is usable at the same station, or the MTA card based 90 miles away but used on other parts of the same line?

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-the-metrocard-part-2/#comment-63307 The Future of the MetroCard Part 3 :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:09:37 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3468#comment-63307 [...] my  series on the Metro Card and smart card technologies.  In case you missed them: Part 1 and Part 2.   In order to incorporate a lot of the comments we have received, I have decided to split part [...] [...] my  series on the Metro Card and smart card technologies.  In case you missed them: Part 1 and Part 2.   In order to incorporate a lot of the comments we have received, I have decided to split part [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-the-metrocard-part-2/#comment-63305 AlexB Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:45:17 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3468#comment-63305 If the point of the smart card is that it can constantly adjust your subscription from pay-per-ride to monthly and allows interoperability between different systems run by different organizations, I see no reason why it has to be limited to a particular city or region. I use the card to get on the MTA's subway, transfer to the PANYNJ's Airtrain, catch a plane to Chicago, get off, use the card to get on the Blue Line to the Loop. Why not? It's government approved and all dollars are pre-tax. Obviously not going to happen tomorrow, but it seems like the logical conclusion of the discussion. If the point of the smart card is that it can constantly adjust your subscription from pay-per-ride to monthly and allows interoperability between different systems run by different organizations, I see no reason why it has to be limited to a particular city or region. I use the card to get on the MTA’s subway, transfer to the PANYNJ’s Airtrain, catch a plane to Chicago, get off, use the card to get on the Blue Line to the Loop. Why not? It’s government approved and all dollars are pre-tax. Obviously not going to happen tomorrow, but it seems like the logical conclusion of the discussion.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/04/the-future-of-the-metrocard-part-2/#comment-63303 Norman Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:21:12 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3468#comment-63303 Just to echo Jeremy - of the 9 lines I counted that NJ Transit operates, 8 fall within the NYC metropolitan and feed either Newark Penn, Hoboken, or NY Penn. Only 1 line (Atlantic City) feeds into Philadelphia's 30th St Station. Just to echo Jeremy – of the 9 lines I counted that NJ Transit operates, 8 fall within the NYC metropolitan and feed either Newark Penn, Hoboken, or NY Penn. Only 1 line (Atlantic City) feeds into Philadelphia’s 30th St Station.

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