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New York (NY) Daily News, 4/24/23

 

Replacement of MetroCards with OMNY system won’t happen till 2025, MTA officials admit

 

 

 

The replacement of MetroCards with the MTA’s futuristic OMNY system is being kicked down the road yet again, transit officials admitted Monday.

 

System-wide implementation of OMNY — the tap-to-pay successor of the iconic yellow fare cards — is still taking longer than expected, MTA officials said at a board meeting.

 

“We’re not setting a drop-dead date for pulling back on MetroCard,” MTA chair Janno Lieber said.

 

 

 

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Gothamist, New York, NY 5/20/24

 

Students, seniors next in line for MTA’s OMNY payment system

 

Students, seniors and low-income New Yorkers will soon get a free or discounted OMNY card instead of a MetroCard, as the MTA seeks to speed up the long-delayed rollout of the tap-and-go payment system.

 

The MTA had hoped to phase out the MetroCard entirely by now. But the pandemic, and delays to the rollout of OMNY, have extended the use of MetroCards indefinitely. Less than half of New York transit riders currently use OMNY.

 

On Monday, top MTA officials shared their frustration with the slow shift to OMNY, blaming the company that designed the technology, the companies that handle pre-tax commuter benefits, and poor branding.

 

 

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Metro Magazine, 5/21/24

 

New York Announces Upcoming OMNY Fare Payment Milestones

 

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced major upcoming milestones in the authority’s transition from MetroCard to OMNY, the contactless fare payment system, with a major push to expand the reach of OMNY to include all customer groups by the end of 2024 including students, Reduced-Fare, Fair Fares, Access-a-Ride, and pre-tax commuter benefit customers, with substantial completion of the rollout across subway, bus, and paratransit services slated for the end of 2025.

 

 

 

The rollout will also include upgrades and integrations with the award-winning TrainTime application for railroad ticketing and the implementation of modernized ticket machines on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad, which will be substantially completed in early 2026.

 

 

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