Chicago's Electronic Fare System debacle

And this is what TriMet wants - instead of a TESTED, PROVEN system like Orca Card that is a simple electronic fare system that has over 99.9% reliability over ten years:


http://www.depauliaonline.com/news/depaul-students-vent-ventra-frustrations-1.3097353

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/chicago_news&id=9283901

http://wgntv.com/2013/10/09/problems-continue-with-ventra-card-registration/

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/23608710/riders-still-having-problems-with-ventra-ahead-of-changeover

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/23298325-418/courtesy-phone-calls-latest-move-to-iron-out-ventra-transit-card-glitches.html

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-09-10/news/chi-ventra-update-20130909_1_ventra-card-ventra-rollout-ventra-today

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/ventra-card-registration_n_4063874.html

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/08/27/cta-ventra-users-run-into-problems/

http://www.nbcchicago.com/traffic/transit/ventra-chicago-rfid-charges-223626911.html

http://chicagoist.com/2013/08/29/students_cant_load_fares_on_their_n.php

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/10/08/some-issues-reported-with-new-ventra.html

http://annlogue.com/2013/10/07/problems-with-my-ventra-card-and-why-modern-life-is-so-exhausting/

http://wrbw.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/23655098/ventra-rollout-delayed-cta-riders-can-put-money-on-tickets-chicago-cards

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20131003/NEWS07/131009885/how-one-man-wound-up-with-267-ventra-cards

http://fragmentssynapses.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/the-ctas-ventra-sized-problem/

http://www.latimes.com/topic/chi-cta-ventra-card-20131007,0,7915901.story