PSTA Fare Integration

Project Description: This project will connect all fare payment apps to one application.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Financial Institutions
• Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
• Regional Transit Management Agencies
• Travelers

Project Service Packages:

• PT18: Integrated Multi-Modal Electronic Payment (PSTA Fare Integration)
• PT14: Multi-modal Coordination (PSTA Fare Intergration)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
actuate secure payment	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Planned
actuate secure payment	Regional Smart Card	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Planned
actuate secure payment	Regional Smart Card	Transit Kiosks	Planned
authorization request	Transit Kiosks	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Planned
fare collection data	PSTA Transit Vehicles	PSTA Transit Management Center	Planned
fare collection data	Transit Kiosks	PSTA Transit Management Center	Planned
fare management information	PSTA Transit Management Center	PSTA Transit Vehicles	Planned
payment device information	Regional Smart Card	PSTA Transit Vehicles	Planned
payment device update	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
payment device update	PSTA Transit Vehicles	Regional Smart Card	Planned
payment request	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Financial Institutions	Planned
request for payment	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
request for payment	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Regional Smart Card	Planned
request for payment	Transit Kiosks	Regional Smart Card	Planned
settlement	Financial Institutions	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Planned
traveler payment information	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Planned
traveler payment request	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	Planned
traveler payment request	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Transit Kiosks	Planned
user account setup	Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Planned
user account setup	Transit Kiosks	PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - Personal Data Subscription Management
• 1: The personal device shall subscribe to a data subscription service.


• Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - Personnel Device System Executive
• 1: The personal device shall include software operating system kernel and executive functions that manage the overall device software configuration and operation and support configuration management, resource management, and govern software installation and upgrade.


• PSTA Integrated Fare Payment Application - Traveler Fare Management
• 1: The public interface for travelers shall accept and process current transit passenger fare collection information.
• 2: The public interface for travelers shall calculate a fare based on the origin and destination provided by the traveler, in conjunction with transit routing, transit fare category, and transit user history.
• 3: The public interface for travelers shall provide an interface to a transit user traveler card in support of payment for transit fares, tolls, and/or parking lot charges. The stored credit value data from the card shall be collected and updated based on the fare or other charges, or the credit identity shall be collected.
• 4: The public interface for travelers shall provide information to the center for financial authorization and transaction processing.
• 9: The public interface for travelers shall provide an interface to a transit user payment device in support of a multimodal electronic payment system providing payment for transit fares, tolls, and/or parking lot charges.


• PSTA Transit Management 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.
• 4: The center shall support the payment of transit fare transactions using data provided by the traveler cards / payment instruments.


• PSTA 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.
• 2: The public interface for travelers shall calculate a fare based on the origin and destination provided by the traveler, in conjunction with transit routing, transit fare category, and transit user history.
• 3: The public interface for travelers shall provide an interface to a transit user traveler card in support of payment for transit fares, tolls, and/or parking lot charges. The stored credit value data from the card shall be collected and updated based on the fare or other charges, or the credit identity shall be collected.

Standards:

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

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Travelers
• Make payment for transportation services using regional smart card.


• 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).


• Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities using different fare payment applications.