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Date Posted: 27/08/03 1:06:21pm
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DATE 27 August 2003
CONTACTS Australia United States
Shaun Duffy Dave Murray – Neale–May & Partners
PHONE +61 8 9273 1879 +1 650 328 5555 / 5114
EMAIL sduffy@erggroup.com dmurray@nealemay.com
ERG Receives Sign-off on Phase 1 for
San Francisco TransLink® Smart Card Project
Competitor Court Action Dismissed and Equipment Order
Received to Launch Full System Implementation
San Francisco, CA (27 August 2003) – ERG Transit Systems Inc (ERG), a member of the
ERG Group—a global leader in smart card based fare collection and management
systems—today applauded a decision by the California Superior Court to dismiss a lawsuit
by Cubic Transportation Services that sought to block continuation of the San Francisco
Bay Area’s TransLink® project. In addition, ERG announced that the Bay Area’s
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has granted final acceptance of Phase 1 of
the TransLink® project and moved forward with an order for over 4,000 pieces of equipment
needed to launch full system implementation.
TransLink® is the largest regional smart card based transit fare collection system in the
United States. It will provide a single payment system encompassing all major transit
systems operating in the San Francisco Bay Area, including buses, ferries, and light,
medium and heavy rail systems. When fully operational, TransLink® is expected to handle
more than 25 million smart card transactions every month. Passengers will be able to use a
single smart card to pay their fare for any transit system in the Bay Area. ERG will process
all transactions and settle payments among operators daily.
California Superior Court Judge Kevin McCarthy in San Francisco dismissed the lawsuit by
Cubic against the MTC, finding that Cubic was not an “interested party” in the TransLink®
project. ERG joined efforts by the project's prime contractor, Motorola, and MTC, in
defending the lawsuit.
“We’re thrilled the court has rejected an action by our competitor to attempt to delay a
project that clearly benefits commuters in the Bay Area,” said Mike Nash, General Manager
of ERG’s American operations. “We are also pleased the MTC is taking the next significant
step in realizing an integrated regional transit and fare collection system. This is another
strong indication that integrated transit is the choice of consumers. The ability to use one
fare payment media everywhere is as appealing to transit riders as it is to credit
cardholders.”
Phase 1 of the TransLink® pilot project, which was granted final acceptance by the MTC
this month, was an outstanding success among transit patrons and system operators. This
initial phase involved select bus, ferry and light, medium and heavy rail routes within the
Bay Area’s six largest transit operators. It included the implementation of a central clearing
27 August 2003
ERG gets Sign-off on Phase 1 for San Francisco
TransLink® Smart Card Project
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house based in Concord, California, to process transactions and settle payments, and the creation of a
customer service center. It also involved installation of more than 1,500 pieces of equipment, including
fare payment processors, add-value machines, portable hand-held readers, ticket office terminals and
point-of-sale devices for retail outlets.
“The pilot phase of the TransLink® project has provided strong proof of the concept. Participants have
been enthusiastic and highly supportive of a Bay Area-wide implementation,” said Randy Rentschler
Manager of Legislation and Public Affairs at the MTC. “The TransLink® project will deliver significant
efficiencies for system operators and tremendous convenience for riders.”
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
ERG Group
The ERG Group is a world leader in the development and supply of integrated fare management and
software systems for the transit industry, and technologically advanced smart card systems and
services. ERG has 15 offices across 11 countries and employs approximately 800 people. ERG's
customer list includes automated fare collection projects in mo
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