While the CUMTA is coming retired with the communal integer ticketing mechanism, transport activists importune that a communal fare denomination mechanics volition beryllium much charismatic for commuters to usage nationalist transport. Sivasubramaniam Jayaraman of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) says integer transactions are the aboriginal and with the CUMTA having developed a communal ticketing mechanism, fare integration is the mode forward.
Transport activists constituent retired that the fare operation for each modes of nationalist transport is based connected distance, with insignificant changes reflecting rider amenities. Hence, a communal fare mechanics should beryllium enactment successful spot for the commuters to usage nationalist transport for longer-distance question successful antithetic modes.
CUMTA Member-Secretary I. Jeyakumar says the archetypal signifier of the communal ticketing task is the mean integration of Metro Rail, suburban trains, and MTC buses, and fare integration volition beryllium done successful the last phase. He adds the aboriginal is not acold up for commuters to question hassle escaped by utilizing the CUMTA’s integrated ticketing application.
