Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Fare Collection Whitepaper
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City of Milwaukee, Wis. Environmental Assessment October 2011
City of Milwaukee, Wis. Environmental Assessment October 2011 Prepared by the City of Milwaukee in cooperation with the Federal Transit Administration (THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK) Milwaukee Streetcar Environmental Assessment ii October 2011 RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES Lead Agency: Federal Transit Administration Project Sponsors: City of Milwaukee WHERE TO FIND COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT A hard copy of the document is available for public inspection at the Federal Transit Administration field office at the following location: Federal Transit Administration Region V 200 West Adams Street, Suite 320 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Hard copies of the document will also be available at the following locations: Milwaukee Public Library – Central Milwaukee Public Library – Center Street 814 W. Wisconsin Avenue 2727 W. Fond du Lac Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53210 Milwaukee Public Library – Forest Home Milwaukee Department of City Development 1432 W. Forest Home Avenue 809 Broadway, 1st Floor Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Hall City Hall, Room B-11 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 To view an electronic copy of this document, please visit the project Web site at www.themilwaukeestreetcar.com. CONTACT INFORMATION For additional information concerning this document please contact our public involvement coordinator who can direct your questions and comments to the appropriate person: Lois Kimmelman, Environmental Protection Specialist Federal Transit Administration Region 5 200 West Adams St., Suite 320 Chicago, IL 60606 Kristine Martinsek, Milwaukee Streetcar Public Involvement Coordinator Martinsek and Associates 1325 E. Potter Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53207 Milwaukee Streetcar Environmental Assessment iii October 2011 ABSTRACT The proposed Milwaukee Streetcar project would establish a starter streetcar system in and around downtown Milwaukee connecting workers, visitors and residents to key destinations and attractions. -
Privatizing the Metro Card
PRIVATIZING THE TRANSPORTATIONMETRO CARD: EQUITY IN AN OPEN-LOOP SMARTCARD FARE PAYMENT SYSTEM A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science in Urban Planning By DAVID PERLMUTTER May 15, 2015 Acknowledgments I would like to first thank my thesis advisor, Professor David King, for his ongoing support and helpful advice throughout the research process. Secondly, many thanks to Richard Barone of the Regional Plan Association for his invaluable insights as my thesis reader. I would also like to thank the following individuals for their assistance in shaping my research methodology and conclusions: Alexis Perrotta, PhD candidate at Columbia University GSAPP; Howard Permut, Senior Fellow of the Regional Plan Association; and Candace Brakewood, Professor of Civil Engineering at the City College of New York, To my partner, Matt Wallace, thank you for your continued encouragement and for enduring many sleepless nights. And finally, many thanks to my family for their love and support. 2 Privatizing the Metro Card | David Perlmutter | May 2015 Table of Contents Glossary 5 Abstract 7 Introduction 8 Literature Review 9 Transportation Equity and the Unbanked 9 Contactless Smartcard Implementation in the Transit Industry 12 Prepaid Debit Cards in an Open Payment System 16 The Case of Chicago’s Ventra 17 The MTA’s Contactless Metro Card 18 Methodology 19 Hypotheses 21 Data Sources 23 Survey Results 32 Case -