City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 22, 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of Authorization for City Manager to Sign a Memorandum of Agreement with NVTC to Support the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's New Electronic Payments Program.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) for coordination of technical analysis, testing, funding, and administration for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) New Electronic Payments Program (NEPP).
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council authorizes the City Manager to sign the MOA with NVTC for coordination of technical analysis, testing, funding, and administration for WMATA's NEPP system.
BACKGROUND: WMATA is seeking to modernize and eventually replace the existing SmarTrip fare collection system. By December 2020, the NEPP system is expected to be completely in place on all modes in WMATA's system. NEPP uses non-proprietary technology and is based on a centralized data system. The implementation of NEPP will allow riders to pay transit fares using smartphones with near-field communication capability, as well as chip-enabled contactless cards, such as debit, credit, and federal government ID cards. WMATA is expected to begin a pilot program by the summer of 2014 on the NEPP system. The pilot program will feature the installation of NEPP equipment in 10 Metrorail stations, aboard 50 branded-route Metrobuses, and in two parking lots. Two thousand Metro riders will be selected to participate in the pilot program to test the performance and reliability of the new system.
Participating transit agencies and jurisdictions in Northern Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland are bein...
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