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Regina Transit was presented with one of the Innovation Awards presented on June 1st at the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) 2011 Awards Ceremony held at their Annual Conference in Regina. The award was presented for the introduction of the automated fare system and the use of the smart card known as the R-Card. The award also recognized the unique installation developed by BEA Transit Solutions for paratransit vehicles and the extensive public education campaign that lead up to the launch date.

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City of Regina wins Innovation Award from CUTA

Regina Transit introduced the new fare system last November and today almost 81 percent of fare transactions use the R-Card. The cards, approximately the size of a credit card, contain a microchip that records the location, time and type of fare when a passenger boards the bus. The information is downloaded as data on a computer system located at the Transit Operations Centre. This data lets Transit better understand its clients’ travel patterns and helps to plan for the future.

L.A. Transit gets onboard with BEA smart cards

The BEA smart card-based, automated fare collection (AFC) system has been selected by the City of Lethbridge, Alberta for use on the local L.A. Transit system. The $1.4-million contract includes the supply and installation of a complete AFC system featuring the use of BEA smart card technology for its fleet of 43 transit vehicles. The system is expected to be launched in late 2011.

BEA participates in APTA Expo in New Orleans

BEA Transit Solutions was an exhibitor at the recent American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Expo held in New Orleans, Louisiana. This massive three day event included over 280,000 square feet of displays by 750 vendors including BEA. Held every three years, the show was attended by public transit professionals from all aspects of the industry from around the world.

While not one of the largest displays, the BEA products generated a very favourable response from those who stopped by.

“The Breeze” takes flight in Lethbridge

L.A. Transit in Lethbridge, Alberta launched its new BEA smart card system on December 1st. Known as “The Breeze”, the system includes all of the functions found in other Canadian systems using the BEA system but also includes messaging in any of 16 languages. Each card user can now select a language to be displayed by the system as part of the registration and personalization process.

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