Impact of a Loan-Based Public Transport Fare System on Fare Evasion: Experience of Transantiago, Santiago, Chile
With the arrival of Transantiago, the integrated public transport system of Santiago, Chile, a new payment method was implemented: the smart card. A critical aspect for smart cards is the loading network. Transantiago had a weak loading network, and, to tackle fare evasion, a loan was given through the smart card to those with insufficient […]
Putting Chinese Commuters into the Fast Lane through BRT
Yichang, People’s Republic of China – Not long ago, it was difficult for 23-year old retail assistant Du Hua to get around this bustling provincial city. “Traffic was bad,» she recalls. Sitting along the Chang River, the city of Yichang has a buoyant local economy propelled by chemical and food industries. This creates a lot […]
