HART FareBox Upgrade

Project Description: This project will upgrade the fare payment system for HART, including the launch of a SmartCard that will eventually be accepted by other agencies in the region.This project could also involve installing Wi–Fi on buses.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Financial Institutions
• Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)
• Regional Transit Management Agencies
• Travelers

Project Service Packages:

• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (HART Transit)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
actuate secure payment	Regional Smart Card	HART Transit Vehicles	Planned
actuate secure payment	Regional Smart Card	Transit Kiosks	Planned
fare collection data	HART Transit Vehicles	HART Transit Operations	Planned
fare collection data	Transit Kiosks	HART Transit Operations	Planned
fare management information	HART Transit Operations	HART Transit Vehicles	Planned
payment request	HART Transit Operations	Financial Institutions	Planned
request for payment	HART Transit Vehicles	Regional Smart Card	Planned
request for payment	Transit Kiosks	Regional Smart Card	Planned
settlement	Financial Institutions	HART Transit Operations	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• HART Transit Operations - Transit Center Fare Management
• 3: The center shall process the financial requests from the transit vehicles or roadside and manage an interface to a Financial Institution.
• 7: The center shall maintain a list of invalid traveler credit identities or bad tag lists that can be forwarded to transit vehicles and transit stops or stations.


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


• Transit Kiosks - Traveler Fare Management
• 1: The public interface for travelers shall accept and process current transit passenger fare collection information.
• 4: The public interface for travelers shall provide information to the center for financial authorization and transaction processing.

Standards:

• US: TCIP - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: TCIP - Secure Wireless Internet (ITS)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Travelers
• Load transportation services payment application on mobile device.


• Financial Institutions
• Support financial transactions for transit fare collection.


• Regional Transit Management Agencies
• Support a regional payment card used by a traveler to pay for transportation-related services (e.g., parking fees, transit fares, traveler services).


• Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all HART vehicles.