Press

Below you’ll find news about Cal-ITP and our initiatives, including press releases and media coverage about new launches and project milestones. Interested in getting in touch? Reach out to us at hello@calitp.org.

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Veterans can now enjoy discount transit fare benefit when tapping to ride on Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST)
Monterey-Salinas Transit | Benefits | Nov 2023

Cal-ITP and partners celebrate major milestones in implementation of Operational Data Standard (ODS) for transit
Cal-ITP | GTFS | Aug 2023

Four Northern California transit agencies join forces to buy contactless open-loop fare payment systems off of California’s purchasing agreements
Cal-ITP | Contactless Payments | Aug 2023

LA Metro collaborates with Cal-ITP to introduce a Mobility Wallet, a prepaid debit card that lets South L.A. residents pay for their choice of transportation modes
L.A. Metro’s The Source Blog | Contactless Payments | Jul 2023

New web tool makes GTFS validation easier for transit agency producers and consumers like journey-planning apps
Mobility Data | GTFS | Jun 2023

Capitol Corridor—the Amtrak line that connects the San Francisco Bay Area to Sacramento—becomes first intercity passenger rail line in the U.S. to let passengers Tap2Ride with bank cards
Cal-ITP | Contactless Payments | Jan 2023

Cal-ITP’s free dashboard serves up ridership metrics for transit agencies
Route Fifty | Contactless Payments | Jan 2023

Discounted cellular data plans now available for U.S. public transportation providers via California Mobility Marketplace
Cal-ITP | Data Plans | Nov 2022

South Carolina transit agency taps California’s contracts for competitively priced contactless fare payment system
Cal-ITP | Contactless Payments | Oct 2022

Cal-ITP Benefits is first web tool to enable transit riders to verify identity and benefit eligibility, link fare discounts to bank cards
Cal-ITP | Benefits | Sep 2022

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) announces discount contactless fares for both local and visiting riders 65+ with launch of new benefits eligibility verification website
Monterey-Salinas Transit | Benefits | Sep 2022

Valley CAN and the State of California issue preloaded, reloadable contactless debit cards for low-income EV owners to use at any charging station
Cal-ITP | Contactless Payments | Aug 2022

ODS—New open data standard helps improve transit agency operations
Cal-ITP | GTFS | Jun 2022

State of California’s purchasing agreements allow public transit agencies across U.S. to skip procurement and quickly modernize fare collection systems
Cal-ITP | Contactless Payment | Mar 2022

Four Northern California transit agencies join forces to buy contactless open-loop fare payment systems off of California’s purchasing agreements
Cal-ITP | Contactless Payments | Aug 2023

LA Metro collaborates with Cal-ITP to introduce a Mobility Wallet, a prepaid debit card that lets South L.A. residents pay for their choice of transportation modes
L.A. Metro’s The Source Blog | Contactless Payments | Jul 2023

Capitol Corridor—the Amtrak line that connects the San Francisco Bay Area to Sacramento—becomes first intercity passenger rail line in the U.S. to let passengers Tap2Ride with bank cards
Cal-ITP | Contactless Payments | Jan 2023

Cal-ITP’s free dashboard serves up ridership metrics for transit agencies
Route Fifty | Contactless Payments | Jan 2023

South Carolina transit agency taps California’s contracts for competitively priced contactless fare payment system
Cal-ITP | Contactless Payments | Oct 2022

Valley CAN and the State of California issue preloaded, reloadable contactless debit cards for low-income EV owners to use at any charging station
Cal-ITP | Contactless Payments | Aug 2022

Veterans can now enjoy discount transit fare benefit when tapping to ride on Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST)
Monterey-Salinas Transit | Benefits | Nov 2023

Cal-ITP Benefits is first web tool to enable transit riders to verify identity and benefit eligibility, link fare discounts to bank cards
Cal-ITP | Benefits | Sep 2022

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) announces discount contactless fares for both local and visiting riders 65+ with launch of new benefits eligibility verification website
Monterey-Salinas Transit | Benefits | Sep 2022

Cal-ITP and partners celebrate major milestones in implementation of Operational Data Standard (ODS) for transit
Cal-ITP | GTFS | Aug 2023

New web tool makes GTFS validation easier for transit agency producers and consumers like journey-planning apps
Mobility Data | GTFS | Jun 2023

ODS—New open data standard helps improve transit agency operations
Cal-ITP | GTFS | Jun 2022

Discounted cellular data plans now available for U.S. public transportation providers via California Mobility Marketplace
Cal-ITP | Data Plans | Nov 2022