Monterey-Salinas Transit is our first agency to offer the newly-released Medicare cardholder enrollment pathway. MST is now one step closer to offering a contactless fare collection discount program that is fully compliant with FTA mandates.
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Product updates
Monterey-Salinas Transit is our first agency to offer the newly-released Medicare cardholder enrollment pathway. MST is now one step closer to offering a contactless fare collection discount program that is fully compliant with FTA mandates. Check out a video walkthrough of the enrollment experience for riders on the Cal-ITP YouTube channel.
Did you know we maintain a table that tracks agency adoption of Cal-ITP Benefits? If you ever want to know what agencies use the Benefits app, as well as the enrollment pathways each agency has enabled, reference this page in our Github documentation.
We're beginning to plan for the continued evolution of Cal-ITP Benefits in 2025. Check out the product roadmap to see what features and enhancements are in the mix.
Trying to find a blurb we included in a previous newsletter? See all updates for previous months in our newsletter archive.
The numbers
197
Total rider enrollments
Total rider enrollments using the Cal-ITP Benefits app. We aim to surpass 225 enrollments by the end of 2024.
4590
Total reduced-fare, open-loop transactions
Total reduced-fare, open-loop transactions processed at California transit agencies that have adopted Cal-ITP Benefits. We aim to surpass 5,000 transactions in 2024.
↓ 6%
Percentage increase in reduced-fare transactions vs. previous month
Month over month change in reduced-fare, open loop transactions. This activity represents concrete usage of contactless payment by people who benefit from reduced fares.
Interested in Cal-ITP Benefits, but your agency doesn't accept open-loop payments? Contact us.
Cal-ITP Benefits addresses several of Cal-ITP's key goals to improve transit throughout California:
Promote equitable access to transit
Lower costs
Increase Ridership
Improve customer experience
The project also, however, seeks to expand adoption of open-loop payments and supports efforts to provide accurate and complete information for planning trips on public transit in real-time. Learn more about Cal-ITP.
Transit providers! Visit the Mobility Marketplace for a catalog of code-compliant products and services offered by Cal-ITP to support your operations.
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