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The Transit Access Pass ( TAP) is a contactless smart card used for automated fare collection on most public transport agencies within Los Angeles County, California. The card is also available in electronic form, free of charge, in Apple Wallet, thereby bypassing the need to purchase the plastic USD $2 card. [2]
Lost your MetroCard? Getting a refund may become easier as the MTA launched a new online claim form on it’s eFix web site, the New York Post reported.
Also starting September 1, riders have been required to have a minimum balance of $1.20 on their SmarTrip cards (35¢ for half-fare senior/disabled cards) in order to enter the Metrorail system, which reduced the possible negative balance upon exit.
Metro has announced that SmarTrip cards won't permit negative balances effective Jan. 8. As you might suspect, it's another cost-saving measure for the struggling agency. Metro said in a statement ...
When the card balance drops to five trips (or five days, for riders with an unlimited pass), the SmartLink card is topped up using the credit card on the account. This program can be managed online, on the PATH website.
Rides bought through OMNY will cost $2.75 apiece, just like with the MetroCard. But straphangers can only pay per ride until the technology is rolled out across the entire subway and bus system.
OMNY can currently be used to pay fares at all New York City Subway and Staten Island Railway stations, on all MTA buses, AirTrain JFK, Metro North 's Hudson Rail Link, and on the Roosevelt Island Tram; when completely rolled out, it will also replace the MetroCard on Bee-Line buses, and NICE buses.
MTA officials plan to replace the MetroCard with OMNY in 2023. The system allows straphangers to use their smartphone, smart watch or contactless bank card to tap out a single-ride fare.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced additional progress on its rollout of OMNY, the system's new contactless payment system that is set to replace the MetroCard in 2023.
The OMNY system was rolled out starting in 2019, though support of the MetroCard is slated to remain until 2025. The fare system was criticized because the new turnstiles could be hacked, thereby leaving credit card and phone information vulnerable to theft.