Los Angeles contract to replace their aging system, they chose Cubic. We Cubic continues to support modernization of the largest have provided them with reliable equipment and long-term public transit systems in the U.S. For more than 25 years, support since 1983 when Cubic first designed and installed we have provided systems and services to the their existing magnetic stripe fare collection system. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), which Now Cubic will upgrade and equip ’s bus and rail has the third largest ridership in the nation. systems with the first contactless system in the Currently we are under contract by Metro to deploy its state. Miami has branded it EASY Card. The new system will fare collection and revenue management system across the provide critically needed improvements. It will reduce fare entire Los Angeles region. Last year we began to complete evasion, lower operating costs, allow for regional transit, and the regional features of the central computer system, provide new benefits for transit patrons. which is now operational. The system’s infrastructure has The core of Miami-Dade’s new fare collection system been installed for all of Metro’s buses and rail services. is Cubic’s Nextfare Solution Suite. It is the most Ultimately, we will extend the system to many of comprehensive central computer system the regional bus operators. When the rollout is in operation today. Miami-Dade Transit complete, it will be California’s largest smart will be the tenth deployment of card-only system for public transit. Metro’s Nextfare since its launch in 2005. smart card is branded as Transit Access We designed Nextfare to Pass or TAP. enable more efficient transit operations. Small- and large- scale transit authorities rely Our central back-office computer on our systems to collect, provides the clearing functions needed process and manage to operate and manage data for millions of complex fare Metro’s regional participants. transactions every day, and quickly merge them into meaningful reports that help our customers Metro’s system is called the monitor and evaluate travel Universal Fare System. It runs on Cubic’s usage, adjust fare policies and Nextfare central computer system. It has determine efficient allocation the processing power to handle Metro’s of resources. Nextfare delivers huge transaction volume, and the capacity to valuable marketing information that meet additional demands from increased ridership will help agencies determine where their and system enhancements anticipated in the future. customers are, and how better to serve them at This year, Metro awarded Cubic $68 million in new critical peak periods. contracts for gating systems, upgrades to ticketing systems, Cubic’s automated fare collection technology is highly maintenance services, and associated civil works. Experience, scalable. It gives Miami-Dade Transit the capability to innovation and dependable customer service are key reasons regionalize its smart card in the future. That means Miami’s why the agency continues to rely on Cubic. system can be linked to other public transit systems in the Under the new contract, Cubic is taking important steps South region, including Tri-Rail in Broward County and to help Metro improve security. We are adding barrier gates Palm Tran in Palm Beach County. to prevent fare evasion on all subway lines and key light To achieve this objective, the system will comply with the rail stations. Once the gates are installed, patrons will use industry standard for regional interoperability. The American smart cards to quickly enter and exit the system. Gating the Public Transportation Association ratified the Contactless system also prepares Metro to add more advanced security Media Fare Standard in 2007. Since then we have provided measures. The goal is to include threat detection features the nation’s first and only systems that are compliant with the without diminishing the availability and convenience the standard. These systems include the Port Authority Trans- system currently provides to transit customers. Hudson Corporation (PATH) in New York-New Jersey and the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) in . Miami For the first time, Miami-Dade Transit patrons will use Cubic is providing a new automated fare collection smart cards. Two types of smart cards will be available: system for the largest public transit system in the state plastic cards, which are ideal for commuters, and limited use of Florida. When Miami-Dade Transit decided to award a paper tickets, which are ideal for occasional riders.

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