DAYTON — The Greater Dayton RTA announced its planning to take the next step in moving toward a cashless system on all buses.
Starting July 1, the transportation provider will stop selling day passes on its buses .
The RTA launched their new fare payment system, Tapp Pay, in June, according to a release from the RTA. Tapp Pay is free through the transit app on your smartphone. There are other options available as well such as reloadable smartcards, according to the release.
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“While the agency will stop selling Day Passes—which cost $4 per day—customers can get unlimited travel at a cheaper rate on Tapp Pay, as the system caps daily travel at $3 per day,” RTA said.
Over 300 retail outlets located around the area of RTA bus routes, customers are given the option to convert their cash in to Tapp Pay value. The agency will stop selling Day Passes but overall, the RTA says it will save people around a dollar a day.
RTA previously stopped selling paper passes used on fare boxes in April.
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