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IronLionZion

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5. DC has this. I've been using my phone for commuting because it works better than SmartTrip.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 07:17 PM

9 hrs ago

Loading money in my Apple wallet is faster and fewer errors than topping up the physical card. This tap to pay method also works in ART (Arlington Rapid Transit) and probably other nearby systems.

Interestingly I've seen this in Asian metro systems years ago.

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New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares [View all] BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago OP

I still have a MetroCard in my artifacts... Hugin 11 hrs ago #1

I still have a D.C. Metro Card (SmarTrip) BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #3

I ran across some tokens that were moonscape 8 hrs ago #8

is one able to get weekly/monthly rates? ret5hd 11 hrs ago #2

Here are some details BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #4

DC has this. I've been using my phone for commuting because it works better than SmartTrip. IronLionZion 9 hrs ago #5

But How Will Le Tigre Get Around? waldnorm 9 hrs ago #6

Dang! I still have tokens I haven't used since the 60s. SeattleVet 9 hrs ago #7

I'm pretty talented at having the San Francisco one not respond to me, so I'm tapping & bumping while people wait behind NBachers 7 hrs ago #9

So they won't even have their own dedicated TAP card? Iggo 7 hrs ago #10

If they had simply pitched this as a *replacement* for metrocard... eggplant 6 hrs ago #11

The new system is really easy, just tap as you go through. tinrobot 5 hrs ago #12