Smartcards come to LA

This is a picture of the LA Gold Line Cross Mission Street in South Pasadena, adjacent to two major transit oriented condo mixed use developments.

According to the December 28 LA Times, 50 transit riders are testing the smartcard fare collection system before it is rolled out.

Metro hopes to go to smartcards. Read the artcle below to get a preview of the benefits of smartcards.


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