TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Clipper 2 Update
BRIEFING ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving the semi-annual update on the Next Generation Clipper (C2) Program implementation.
Staff Contact:
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer
Beverly Greene, Executive Director of External Affairs, Marketing & Communications
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Infrastructure Modernization
The Next Generation Clipper program will modernize the Clipper payment system by allowing riders to manage their Clipper accounts online, providing immediate access to add value to their accounts, allowing for several payment options like contactless payments and mobile flash passes, and give riders the ability to replace the physical card with a virtual card on mobile device. The C2 program will also upgrade all related hardware on both station platforms and on coaches to be scalable, secure, and faster.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
This report is for informational purposes only; therefore, there is no budgetary or fiscal impact. This report apprises the Board about on-going activities related the Next Generation Clipper project. There are no disadvantages with receiving the report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
AC Transit continues to work with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), other transit properties and Cubic for designing, testing, and deploying the Clipper 2 (C2) program. The District continues to attend the Clipper 2 Executive Board and the Clipper Staff Liaison meetings as well as other working groups.
District Staff is reviewing the most recent design package for the Retail Solution Design received from MTC and is preparing comments.
Cubic in conjunction with the District, successfully installed new Stand-Alone Validators (SAV) on the Tempo line platforms. These new SAVs required construction to...
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