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Arc Smart Fare System

Some interesting info from Fort Sask Transit.

"We are just awaiting the installation of the vending machine which will be located at the Dow Centennial Centre and Point-of-sale terminals located at the DCC and City Hall. They are expected to arrive around July-August this year but I cannot confirm if Smart Fare will be operational in Fort Sask by the Fall. There were project delays as a result of the pandemic and so some municipalities will be operating with Smart Fare by then but the added members (Fort Sask, Leduc, Spruce Grove) will be functional later on. More info to come!"
 
IanO said:
I am damn near convinced that we should have free city-wide transit as a public service/amenity.

At the very least in core areas with similar boundaries to that of scooters ie. 76ave-111ave from 75st to 149.
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Interesting ideas. I recall years ago we had free LRT in a downtown zone during certain mid day hours.

It doesn't necessarily have to be all or nothing, at least initially, but we can set the parameters and see how it works and then take it from there.
 
I had a good email exchange with Anthony Dionigi, the head of Fort Sask Transit. He said that FST will probably not be ready in time for the start of the pilot. Equipment installation is progressing well and their vending machine and point of sale systems* should arrive in July or August, but the process was delayed a pretty significant amount by the Canada-US border closure, which prevented technicians from coming into Canada for a while. Thankfully though, they don't need to wait until the pilot is officially over to join the system. It's not officially known whether they'll miss the start of the pilot, but Anthony is hoping for FST to adopt smart fare by the end of 2021, or in early 2022.

*The vending machine, which will be located at the Dow Centennial Centre (DCC; It is near the Park and Ride) can be operated directly by riders. The two point-of-sale systems, which will be located at the front desks of the DCC and city hall, are operated by city staff.
 
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Edmcowboy11 said:
I do hope that includes the Valley line too. It would be pretty silly if they didn't.
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I'd imagine so. I think they mentioned existing LRT stations only because that's where they've been observed by riders, but once the stations near completion I can't see why they wouldn't get readers.
 
A new fare vending machine; shared with permission. I wonder if the vending machines will accept card payment on day one, or if that won't be until after the pilot ends, when card tapping becomes acceptable. I hope they're two separate things, because it'd be nice if this entire process could be cash-free for folks who don't want to fill their transit cards online.
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@Me wanting to sign up: 😀
@Me realizing that it's only for people 18 and up and I'm 17: 😢
 
DTYEG said:
I would just sign up anyway. It says you have to be 18+ in order to win the contest, but when you complete the form there is a question about ago and you can select under 18.
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And honestly, not that I would *ever* promote lying. Buuut, I can imagine that they city would care more about having a semi-frequent transit user who gives high-quality, well thought out feedback over someone who's a few months older, and doesn't. Unless they do ID checks for this, I can't imagine it would be a big deal if your finger slipped over the 18-24 age range by mistake. Make of that what you will 😉
 
It let me choose under 18 in the form soooo yeah let's see if I get it!

I don't care about getting any iPad anyway lol.
 
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