POSTPAYMENT ALTERNATIVES IN TRANSIT FARE COLLECTION

Postpayment fare collection techniques permit passengers to pay fares on a deferred basis and have considerable potential for eliminating or easing the constraints imposed on fare schedules, transit marketing activities and vehicle operations by conventional cash fare collection methods. As part of its on-going program to encourage the development and adoption of innovative pricing and marketing strategies, the Office of Service and Methods Demonstration of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration has sponsored this review and assessment of alternative postpayment applications. Available options and techniques are outlined and issues associated with the deferred payment of transit fares are explored. In addition, four representative application configurations are selected for more detailed description and discussion.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mitre Corporation

  1820 Dolley Madison Boulevard
  McLean, VA  United States  22102

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Sulek, J D
• Publication Date: 1980-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 50 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Fare collection; Marketing; Pricing
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deferred payment
• Old TRIS Terms: Postpayment; Umta section 6
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00471609
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-VA-06-0049-80-2, MTR 80W42
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-80047
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM