WATCH: Another review has been launched into TransLink’s long-delayed and over-budget Compass Card program. Aaron McArthur reports.
TransLink is reviewing their $194 million Compass card system, even though it has yet to be rolled out for the entire public.
“We’ve always said we’re going to layer this in when it’s ready,” said Chief Operating Officer Doug Kelsey.
“We want to make sure we take the extra time, we want to make sure it’s right.”
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The system has been rolled out to 85,000 users already, but Kelsey says there have been issues with the card validators on buses.
The company that provides the Compass card system, Cubic Transportation Systems, is the target of several lawsuits in the U.S. alleging that users were charged multiple times for a single trip. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
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The new system was originally supposed to launch in Spring 2013, but no firm date has been set by TransLink for a full release to the public.
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