Title will go here. Fare collection technology. The next main wave for fare collection is based on smart card technology.
Smart cards are credit card sized plastic cards with an embedded microprocessor chip.
Contactless smart cards do not even have to be removed from a purse or wallet when passed near the reader. New electronic fare systems could play a key role in transit integration to support economic development for Toronto's GTA, although a coordinated fare collection system is only one component of GTA transit integration. See MTE On-Line for success stories worldwide.