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eggplant

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11. If they had simply pitched this as a *replacement* for metrocard...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 09:50 PM

5 hrs ago

just as a technology update and not some behavioral change they are imposing, and then said that you could also choose to use these other payment methods in addition to the new OMNY card, I think this wouldn't have been such a big story.

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New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares [View all] BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago OP

I still have a MetroCard in my artifacts... Hugin 9 hrs ago #1

I still have a D.C. Metro Card (SmarTrip) BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #3

I ran across some tokens that were moonscape 6 hrs ago #8

is one able to get weekly/monthly rates? ret5hd 9 hrs ago #2

Here are some details BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #4

DC has this. I've been using my phone for commuting because it works better than SmartTrip. IronLionZion 7 hrs ago #5

But How Will Le Tigre Get Around? waldnorm 7 hrs ago #6

Dang! I still have tokens I haven't used since the 60s. SeattleVet 7 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 5 hrs ago #9

So they won't even have their own dedicated TAP card? Iggo 5 hrs ago #10

If they had simply pitched this as a *replacement* for metrocard... eggplant 5 hrs ago #11

The new system is really easy, just tap as you go through. tinrobot 3 hrs ago #12