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TRANSACTIONS NEWSLETTER ONLINE

August 2001
Calling All Public Transit Riders--Help Test TransLink® Smart Card

TransLink card

Do you want to be the first on your block to use a transit "smart card"? MTC is recruiting volunteers to participate in the TransLink® pilot program, which will allow travelers to pay fares on multiple Bay Area transit systems with a single card.

The size of a credit card, the TransLink® card contains a powerful computer chip that can be loaded with a stored value equivalent to cash, passes and/or ticket books. When travelers pass the card near a card reader at a station or on a transit vehicle, the correct fare will be deducted automatically, including applicable discounts and transfer credits.

During the six-month pilot program getting under way this fall, volunteers will be able to use the TransLink® card on selected routes of AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit, San Francisco Muni and the Valley Transportation Authority in Santa Clara County, as well as selected stations along the BART and Caltrain rail systems. To check whether your commute qualifies, visit www.translink.org to see which stations, ferries and vehicles will accept TransLink® cards during the pilot program.

If all goes well in the pilot program, TransLink® could begin to go regionwide in late 2002.

To participate in the pilot program, call the recruiting company, MSI, at 888.853.2938.

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