The End of an Era: Say goodbye to Muni’s paper transfers
When they came for our paper Fast Passes, we … well, we said a lot.
Now, as SFBay reports, Muni is set to replace paper Muni transfers we’ve come to love and make hella art out of with fare boxes that print transfers on the fly. That won’t hold things up, nah.
The agency’s Board of Directors on Tuesday approved a plan to begin accepting proposals for the project, which includes a minimum of 1,250 new transit vehicle fareboxes.
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A SFMTA staff report said there would be no need to provide drivers with pre-printed transfer booklets. The report also said new printed transfers would help with security issues like stolen transfer booklets.
What’s that you say? You have a Clipper Card and never use the transfers? Oh, but still. Times is a-changing.
Read the full article on SFBay to learn more.
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Oh, how many of those I accumulated.
bah humbug, just another paper receipt instead of a colorful dated piece of paper where you might get lucky and get the all night at 6 pm. not sure if sf had a 21 thing like we did on ac transit as a kid
good riddance
oh, and I just threw out a few yesterday..
Weirdest transfer story… I was humpin’ my way over Geneva on my way home from school… on the no. 28 line. It was feb 28th, the serial numbers added up to 28… AND all the clock time numbers (when added up as single digits) added up to 28.
Shawn Del Chiaro
This sounds like what Samtrans did in its early years. They had a little box next to the farebox that printed out a slip of paper every time a passenger requested a transfer. Later Samtrans did away with transfers altogether so riders needed to pay for each connection they made.
Fare boxes that print transfers on the fly? Sounds like a convenient upgrade. Can not wait to see how this impacts daily commutes. It is fascinating how technology is revolutionizing even the simplest aspects of public transportation.
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