Thomas Parker, chair
Martin Schroeder, P.E.
APTA Staff Advisor
Sr. Program Manager, Rail Programs
202/496-4885
mschroeder@apta.com
(Controlling documents for the Task Force are found under the IP Policy section of this site.)
The Task Force is producing standards for fare collection systems under the name of Contactless Fare Media System (CFMS) Standard. Under this standard there are five parts, four of which have been released as APTA standards:
- Part I - Introduction and Overview
- Part II - Contactless Fare Media Data Format and Interface Standard
- Part III – Regional Central System Interface Standard
- Part IV - System Security Planning and Implementation Guidelines
- Part V - Compliance Certification and Testing Standard
The Task Force also produces various white papers, technical reports and other documents related to fare collection systems, technology, and implementation.
To view released standards click here.
To view recommended practices or white papers click here.
The mission of the Task Force is to develop a series of documents that provides industry guidance for the creation of an open architecture payment environment that promotes greater access and convenience to the public transportation network and enables integration of independent payment systems. To accomplish this mission, the Task Force membership shall be broadly representative of the transit industry specifically including transit system operators, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), manufacturers, engineering and consulting firms, transit labor organizations and others with an interest in the revenue management aspects of the transit industry.
To be an effective force, broadly representative of the transit industry, which will through a consensus process create a range of documents supportive of the following guiding principles:
- Promote economies of scale for agencies and enable more competitive procurements
- Provide a platform to support agency independence and vendor neutrality
- Strive for an open architecture environment for hardware and software utilizing commercially available products
- Foster development for a multi-modal and multi-application environment
- Provide information for informed decisions and development of partnership strategies.