But it won’t happen until at least 2023, more than a decade after Metrolinx pledged to use the Presto system to enable contactless credit and debit payment on Toronto’s network. According to TTC CEO Rick Leary’s most recent monthly report, Metrolinx, the provincial agency that oversees Presto, plans to pilot an “open payment” system on the Union Pearson Express next year. Open payment allows riders to pay by tapping a contactless credit or debit card, or a mobile wallet, directly on readers at stations and on vehicles. In September, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced open payment was available at all 151 of Manhattan’s subway stations. Green said the market sounding exercise will include an analysis of the costs and benefits of “various options” including “engaging a new supplier and withdrawing from Presto.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Ben Spurr is a Toronto-based reporter covering transportation.

Source: thestar November 11, 2020 23:15 UTC