Originally Posted by SoNaRWaVe (Post 8669516)

Problem is with beta testing, is that it is probably just for beta testing. I doubt they look at the beta testers and call it a good enough sample for the entire network of users to determine what the correct distance base system would be. Right now, at least they can say that over 90% of users only use transit for one zone.

What is the correct number to determine the distance base system? I think that is a hard number to agree on. Because most users only travel the system on one zone, do they determine calculation base on a one zone fare? Then how do you measure going two zones? Now that the add fare is 1.25 more (for a two zone), how do you measure "two zones" based on distance and how do you implement that into pricing of the distance base system?

Surely its a number they don't want lower than what they make now, but not so high so that there will be another outcry. People think that with distance based system, the fare should be cheaper. Yet they obviously still need to break even/profit from the number they use.

The whole forgetting the tap out part is non-excusable. It is said many times that the user will be charged the full 3 zones at the moment. But what is the full "3 zone" fare when distance base comes?

Not that I am siding with Translink here, but there is much more data that needs to be analyzed and much more work needed than what meets the eye. What works for London may not work for here.

I also think that there might be another one or two more systems other than London that Cubic have worked on.

Originally Posted by CRS (Post 8669297)

Alright, care to explain how it is then?

Originally Posted by Alby (Post 8669526)

uh wtf? there will be no "zones" when the distance structured fare comes into play.

Originally Posted by quasi (Post 8669527)

Curious as well, I've bid on Translink contracts before and it's exactly how you described it, no different then any other project really. Once they decide where the money is going to come from they push forward with the project and put it out for tender. It could be different with the fair system I've only been involved with construction but I'm curious how they decided who to go with as well.

Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp (Post 8673371)

What I wanted to know when will I be able to purchase compass when Oct comes. Just having 15 London Drugs isn't good enough.http://www.translink.ca/en/Fares-and...-Timeline.aspx
when they say vending machine do they mean the vending machines at different skytrain station that spits out tickets will now or will there be new vending machines if so where?
We can purchase the compass online but how long will it take before it will mail out to us? 4 to 6 weeks? Do we pay online every month or we do we go to those vending machines to or pay at a vendor?

Originally Posted by CRS (Post 8669007)

I just think that hiring Cubic to implement the system was giant mistake. We should have given the contract out to a company that has a working system in metropolis cities like Hong Kong, London, or Seoul.

Originally Posted by nabs (Post 8669031)

^^^^
That's not how it works. Companies don't just 'give out' contracts on a publicly funded project.

Originally Posted by CRS (Post 8669068)

Bids are submitted and translink chooses which company receives the contract.

Or is this not how it is?

Originally Posted by nabs (Post 8669277)

That is not how it is

Originally Posted by CRS (Post 8673400)

nabs...

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