Regional Fare Interoperability

Project Description: This project will allow Broward County Transit, Miami–Dade Transit, Palm Tran and SFRTA to establish a fare interoperability program via mobile apps.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Broward County Transit
• Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works
• Palm Tran
• South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
• Travelers

Project Service Packages:

• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (Regional Fare Interoperability (Broward County TOPS))
• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (Regional Fare Interoperability (MDT Metrobus))
• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (Regional Fare Interoperability (South Florida Regional Smart Card Clearinghouse))
• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (Regional Fare Interoperability(Palm Tran))

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
actuate secure payment	EASY Card	Miami-Dade Transit Metrobuses	Existing
actuate secure payment	EASY Card	Palm Tran Vehicles	Planned
actuate secure payment	EASY Card	SFRTA Commuter Bus	Existing
actuate secure payment	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	BCT Fixed Route Vehicles	Existing
actuate secure payment	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	BCT Transit Systems	Existing
actuate secure payment	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Miami-Dade Transit Metrobuses	Existing
actuate secure payment	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Palm Tran Vehicles	Planned
actuate secure payment	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	SFRTA Commuter Bus	Planned
fare collection data	BCT Fixed Route Vehicles	BCT Transit Systems	Existing
fare collection data	Miami-Dade Transit Metrobuses	Miami-Dade Transit Control Center	Existing
fare collection data	Palm Tran Vehicles	Palm Tran Transit Systems	Existing
fare collection data	SFRTA Commuter Bus	EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse	Existing
fare management information	BCT Transit Systems	BCT Fixed Route Vehicles	Existing
fare management information	EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse	SFRTA Commuter Bus	Existing
fare management information	Miami-Dade Transit Control Center	Miami-Dade Transit Metrobuses	Existing
fare management information	Palm Tran Transit Systems	Palm Tran Vehicles	Existing
request for payment	BCT Fixed Route Vehicles	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Existing
request for payment	Miami-Dade Transit Metrobuses	EASY Card	Existing
request for payment	Miami-Dade Transit Metrobuses	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Existing
request for payment	Palm Tran Vehicles	EASY Card	Planned
request for payment	Palm Tran Vehicles	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
request for payment	SFRTA Commuter Bus	EASY Card	Existing
request for payment	SFRTA Commuter Bus	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
transit fare coordination	BCT Transit Systems	EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse	Planned
transit fare coordination	BCT Transit Systems	Miami-Dade Transit Control Center	Planned
transit fare coordination	BCT Transit Systems	Palm Tran Transit Systems	Planned
transit fare coordination	EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse	BCT Transit Systems	Planned
transit fare coordination	EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse	Miami-Dade Transit Control Center	Existing
transit fare coordination	EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse	Palm Tran Transit Systems	Planned
transit fare coordination	Miami-Dade Transit Control Center	BCT Transit Systems	Planned
transit fare coordination	Miami-Dade Transit Control Center	EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse	Existing
transit fare coordination	Miami-Dade Transit Control Center	Palm Tran Transit Systems	Planned
transit fare coordination	Palm Tran Transit Systems	BCT Transit Systems	Planned
transit fare coordination	Palm Tran Transit Systems	EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse	Planned
transit fare coordination	Palm Tran Transit Systems	Miami-Dade Transit Control Center	Planned
traveler payment request	BCT Transit Systems	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Existing

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• BCT Fixed Route Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Fare Management
• 1: The transit vehicle shall read data from the traveler card / payment instrument presented by boarding passengers.


• BCT Transit Systems - Transit Center Fare Management
• 1: The center shall manage the actual value of transit fares for each segment of each regular transit route, including the transmission of the information to transit vehicles and transit stops or stations.
• 9: The center shall exchange fare and load information with other transit management centers, including potential Centralized Payments facilities.


• EASY Card Fare Reconciliation Clearinghouse - Transit Center Fare Management
• 1: The center shall manage the actual value of transit fares for each segment of each regular transit route, including the transmission of the information to transit vehicles and transit stops or stations.
• 9: The center shall exchange fare and load information with other transit management centers, including potential Centralized Payments facilities.


• Miami-Dade Transit Control Center - Transit Center Fare Management
• 1: The center shall manage the actual value of transit fares for each segment of each regular transit route, including the transmission of the information to transit vehicles and transit stops or stations.
• 9: The center shall exchange fare and load information with other transit management centers, including potential Centralized Payments facilities.


• Miami-Dade Transit Metrobuses - Transit Vehicle On-Board Fare Management
• 1: The transit vehicle shall read data from the traveler card / payment instrument presented by boarding passengers.


• Palm Tran Transit Systems - Transit Center Fare Management
• 1: The center shall manage the actual value of transit fares for each segment of each regular transit route, including the transmission of the information to transit vehicles and transit stops or stations.
• 9: The center shall exchange fare and load information with other transit management centers, including potential Centralized Payments facilities.


• Palm Tran Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Fare Management
• 1: The transit vehicle shall read data from the traveler card / payment instrument presented by boarding passengers.


• Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - Personal Interactive Traveler Information
• 19: The personal traveler interface shall provide the ability for a traveler to set up and modify a user account for a regional electronic payment system.
• 8: The personal traveler interface shall support payment for services, such as confirmed trip plans, tolls, transit fares, parking lot charges, map updates, and advanced payment for tolls.
• 9: The personal traveler interface shall provide an interface through which credit identity, stored credit value, or traveler information may be collected from a traveler card being used by a traveler with a personal device.


• SFRTA Commuter Bus - Transit Vehicle On-Board Fare Management
• 1: The transit vehicle shall read data from the traveler card / payment instrument presented by boarding passengers.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Guaranteed Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• (None-Data) - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)
• US: GTFS static - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: TCIP - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
• Coordinate emergency plans with county EOCs, and provide emergency transit services for evacuations, fires, and disasters, including re-entry services.
• Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
• Coordinate transit schedules with other local transit agencies, particularly for transit connections at transit stations.
• Coordinate transit security incidents with local police and the county sheriff.
• Count passengers boarding SFRTA vehicles.
• Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling through automated vehicle condition reports on all SFRTA commuter trains.
• Provide commuter rail service for southeast Florida.
• Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from SFRTA commuter trains while in service.
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all SFRTA commuter trains and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
• Provide transit schedule and fare information via the SFRTA website and private sector traveler information systems.
• Provide transit security on all SFRTA commuter trains through silent alarms and on-board video surveillance.
• Track and evaluate schedule performance on all SFRTA commuter trains.


• Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works
• Coordinate emergency plans with county EOCs, and provide emergency transit services for evacuations, fires, and disasters, including re-entry.
• Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
• Coordinate transit information with the Miami-Dade Traffic Control Center.
• Coordinate transit schedules with other local transit agencies, particularly for transit connections at transit transfer points.
• Coordinate transit security incidents with the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office.
• Coordinate with multimodal transportation agencies, including airports, commuter rail, and heavy rail.
• Coordinate with the Miami-Dade County Traffic Control Center for traffic signal priority.
• Provide a demand responsive bus transit plan to users/travelers using the MDTA Web site.
• Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling using automated vehicle condition reports on all MDTA vehicles in the future.
• Provide fixed-route and paratransit bus services; peoplemover services; and rail transit services for Miami-Dade County.
• Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance data from MDTA vehicles while in service.
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment on all MDTA vehicles and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
• Provide transit schedule and fare information via the Miami-Dade Transit Customer Information System.
• Track and evaluate schedule performance on all MDTA vehicles.


• Palm Tran
• Coordinate emergency plans with county EOCs, and provide emergency transit services for evacuations, fires, and disasters, including re-entry services.
• Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
• Coordinate transit schedules with other local transit agencies, particularly for transit connections at transit transfer points.
• Coordinate transit security incidents with local police and the county sheriff.
• Coordinate with multimodal transportation agencies, including airports, commuter rails, and heavy rail.
• Coordinate with the Palm County ITS Operations Facility for traffic signal priority.
• Provide a demand-responsive transit plan to users/travelers via Palm Tran customer information systems.
• Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling through automated vehicle condition reports on all Palm Tran vehicles.
• Provide fixed-route and paratransit bus services for Palm Tran.
• Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from Palm Tran vehicles while in service.
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all Palm Tran vehicles and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
• Provide transit schedule and fare information via the Palm Tran website and private sector traveler information systems.
• Provide transit security on all MDTA vehicles using silent alarms and onboard video surveillance in the future.
• Track and evaluate schedule performance on all Palm Tran vehicles.


• Broward County Transit
• Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all BCT vehicles and include fare payment integration with other regional transit agencies.