Providence, RI/USA

Once implemented, RIPTA passengers gained multiple convenient options to pay fares. They could purchase fares from their account and easily tap their card or mobile device to ride. INIT's back-end processing software, MOBILEvario, calculated the fare, validated transactions, and displayed the remaining balance in real-time.

Using MOBILEvario empowered RIPTA to set up various fare types and offer fare capping, enabling riders to pay no more than a daily or monthly cap once they reached that threshold. This pay-as-you-go approach relieved riders from the upfront costs of purchasing passes and helped reduce their financial burden.

Subsequently, RIPTA decided to launch a fare free campaign in the City of Central Falls. The system utilized INIT's back-office fare management software to establish a zone-based fare structure called a "geofence" around the city. For all stops within the boundary, riders received fully discounted fares.

Buses equipped with INIT fare validators could detect the bus's orientation along the route. When the bus stopped within the geofenced area, riders scanning their Wave card or smartphone app barcode received a full-fare discount. This initiative helped the agency to better attain statistical information for future service planning and improvements. In addition, insights into ridership trends influenced future planning, partnerships, and service enhancements. INIT's smart fare technologies provided RIPTA passengers with a practical option during times of costly gas prices and transportation difficulties.