SQUEEZING THE BEST FROM ETC

This article describes the ORANGES electronic payment system proposed for use in the Orlando, Florida area of the USA. This employs a central financial clearing-house to provide a single account for payments due from the use of toll roads, buses and parking. Future developments may include entertainment and leisure facilities. The project is being tested by a partnership of the authorities involved, a consulting firm, two innovative payment technology companies and an educational institution. It allows the individual transport agencies to use their own payment systems: fare boxes with smart cards on the buses, transponders on toll roads and payment device readers in car parks. Because electronic payments are faster, more secure and cheaper to handle than hard currency, cost and efficiency improvements are expected.

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• Corporate Authors:

  UK and International Press

  Abinger House, Church Street
  Dorking, Surrey  United Kingdom  RH4 1DF
• Authors:
  • BROOKS, B
  • LEVEY, R L
  • MCQUEEN, B
  • Worrall, H W
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 38-41
• Serial:
  • TOLLTRANS. TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL SUPPLEMENT
  • Publisher: UK and International Press
  • ISSN: 1356-9252

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Electronics; Parking; Payment; Smart cards; Toll collection
• Geographic Terms: United States
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 6965: Electronics; 955: Parking; 272: Payment; 290: Smart card; 291: Toll collection; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00920733
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 6 2002 12:00AM