We're on our second technology. But the effort foundered due to equipment failures and maintenance problems. In the ensuing years, the technology has advanced, and the goals have become more ambitious. In a phone survey of Bay Area registered voters conducted for MTC in 1997, more than three fourths of the respondents ranked a universal transit ticket as tops among desired transportation improvements. The arrival of the smart card also is big news in the eyes of the local media, which gave the story front-page treatment.
Live information displays at bus stops.