Still More About Tap to Ride
Nov. 10th, 2024 11:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walkitoutThis is a 2021 piece about privacy concerns and tap-to-ride systems.
https://transitcenter.org/publication/do-not-track-a-guide-to-data-privacy-for-new-transit-fare-media/
Earlier this month (the first and second), I posted three times about tap-to-ride, because I’m super excited about it, and I’m also confused about the lack of news coverage. Also, because when I brought it up on Friday cocktail zoom, the discussion kept haring off onto account/card based systems, rather than staying focused on what I thought the winner was, which is the occasional user who would otherwise taxi/uber/lyft. In tourist destinations, getting tourists out of taxi/uber/lyft/rental vehicle and onto public transit is Huge. The combination of things like google maps including transit information down to the when the next bus/train/wtf arrives and tap-to-ride can easily make getting from point A to point B faster and easier for an occasional user than tax/uber/lyft. Also, cheaper, and you don’t have to figure out how to park. And frequently gets you closer to the door you are aiming for, compared to driving, since you probably have to walk from parking (and in some contexts, you may well have to public transit from parking).
Anyway. I was NOT looking for tap to ride stuff this time; I’m currently poking at implicit vs. explicit account creation. That’ll be the next post.
https://transitcenter.org/publication/do-not-track-a-guide-to-data-privacy-for-new-transit-fare-media/
Earlier this month (the first and second), I posted three times about tap-to-ride, because I’m super excited about it, and I’m also confused about the lack of news coverage. Also, because when I brought it up on Friday cocktail zoom, the discussion kept haring off onto account/card based systems, rather than staying focused on what I thought the winner was, which is the occasional user who would otherwise taxi/uber/lyft. In tourist destinations, getting tourists out of taxi/uber/lyft/rental vehicle and onto public transit is Huge. The combination of things like google maps including transit information down to the when the next bus/train/wtf arrives and tap-to-ride can easily make getting from point A to point B faster and easier for an occasional user than tax/uber/lyft. Also, cheaper, and you don’t have to figure out how to park. And frequently gets you closer to the door you are aiming for, compared to driving, since you probably have to walk from parking (and in some contexts, you may well have to public transit from parking).
Anyway. I was NOT looking for tap to ride stuff this time; I’m currently poking at implicit vs. explicit account creation. That’ll be the next post.