卡斯珀地区交通局距离今年夏天实施新的电子票价系统又近了一步

卡登·科克伦 (Kaden Cochran) 在黄石公路西 230 号 The Lyric 的临时会议厅举行的工作会议上向卡斯珀市议会介绍了这些变化。

CASPER, Wyo. — Casper Area Transit is getting closer to putting its new electronic fare system fully into effect this summer, its new manager said.

怀俄明州卡斯珀——卡斯珀地区交通公司的新经理表示，其新的电子票价系统即将在今年夏天全面投入使用。

Kaden Cochran told the Casper City Council about the changes during a work session at its temporary chambers at The Lyric, 230 W. Yellowstone Highway.

卡登·科克伦 (Kaden Cochran) 在黄石公路西 230 号 The Lyric 的临时会议厅举行的工作会议上向卡斯珀市议会介绍了这些变化。

In May, Casper Area Transit issued a press release about rolling out the new E-fare system for its door-to-door and fixed-route services. The Casper City Council approved the electronic system for bus fares last fall.

五月份，卡斯珀地区交通局发布了一份新闻稿，介绍其门到门和固定路线服务推出新的电子票价系统。去年秋天，卡斯珀市议会批准了公交车票价电子系统。

An E-Pass will replace the current ASSIST — door-to-door service — ticket and the Scan Pass will replace the current LINK — fixed-route service — token. The new system will better help customers and eliminate extra expenses and handling processes. Customers won’t need to continually buy non-reusable tickets and won’t have to deal with lost or unrecovered tokens. 

电子通行证将取代当前的 ASSIST（上门服务）票证，扫描通行证将取代当前的 LINK（固定路线服务）令牌。新系统将更好地帮助客户并消除额外费用和处理流程。客户无需不断购买不可重复使用的门票，也无需处理丢失或无法找回的代币。

Cochran reviewed that and noted other benefits of the new system.

科克伦回顾了这一点，并指出了新系统的其他好处。

Cochran said the biggest reason for the transition is to capture better data in real time such as ridership among older adults, disabled persons, students and general ridership as required by the Federal Transit Administration for federal funding. That will help Casper Area Transit better make decisions for riders about bus stops, shelters and benches, he said, adding that will save a lot of time.

科克伦表示，这种转变的最大原因是为了实时获取更好的数据，例如老年人、残疾人、学生的乘客量以及联邦交通管理局联邦资助所要求的一般乘客量。他说，这将有助于卡斯珀地区交通部门更好地为乘客做出有关公交车站、候车亭和长凳的决定，并补充说这将节省大量时间。

There’s also a hygiene matter.

还有一个卫生问题。

COVID-19 heightened concern about cleanliness, Cochran said. Before tokens were returned to circulation, Casper Area Transit staff had the time-consuming task of hand-washing them, but that won’t be necessary with the new electronic ticket system.

Cochran 说，COVID-19 加剧了人们对清洁的担忧。在代币重新投入流通之前，卡斯珀地区交通局的工作人员需要进行耗时的洗手任务，但对于新的电子票务系统来说，这将不再是必要的。

The reloadable electronic fare system benefits bus patrons for several reasons, according to the May press release:

根据五月份的新闻稿，可重新充值的电子票价系统有利于公交车乘客的几个原因：

“We want to streamline the process for our patrons so once the pass cards are established to reload, then it’s relatively quick,” Cochran said. “We don’t have to keep track of anything. It’s one card, it fits in your wallet.”

科克伦说：“我们希望为顾客简化流程，因此一旦设置了通行卡即可重新加载，那么速度就会相对较快。” “我们不必跟踪任何事情。这是一张卡，可以放进你的钱包里。”

Patrons can keep the card on their person and they don’t need to worry about whether they have enough tokens.

顾客可以将卡随身携带，无需担心自己是否有足够的代币。

The new system will also eliminate the abuse of tokens such as when people find them on the street or steal them, Cochran said. With the new system, people can report a stolen pass, and Casper Area Transit staff can de-activate it and issue the patron a new one while transferring unused rides, he said.

科克伦说，新系统还将消除代币的滥用，例如人们在街上发现代币或偷窃代币。他说，通过新系统，人们可以报告被盗的通行证，卡斯珀地区交通工作人员可以停用该通行证，并在转移未使用的乘车服务时向顾客发放新的通行证。

Councilor Gena Jensen noted that social media blew up over an article about the new system, with commenters suggesting that everybody needed to buy a smartphone. Cochran rejected that inference, and said riders do not need to buy a smartphone or other technology.

议员 Gena Jensen 指出，一篇有关新系统的文章在社交媒体上引起了轩然大波，评论者建议每个人都需要购买智能手机。科克伦否认了这一推论，并表示乘客不需要购买智能手机或其他技术。

All they need to do is go to the Casper Area Transit office, 1715 E. 4th St., to apply for the e-pass, he said.

他说，他们所需要做的就是前往卡斯珀地区交通办公室（地址：1715 E. 4th St.）申请电子通行证。

Another rumor was that all riders needed to provide financial information, Cochran said. However, the only time that is necessary is if someone is applying for a subsidy to use the e-pass.

科克伦说，另一个传言是所有乘客都需要提供财务信息。但是，唯一需要的时间是有人申请补贴以使用电子通行证。

Casper Area Transit began transitioning LINK buses to the Scan Pass this month. It planned to accept current LINK tokens through July 31, but has extended that deadline to Aug. 31.

卡斯珀地区交通局本月开始将 LINK 巴士转换为 Scan Pass。它计划在 7 月 31 日之前接受当前的 LINK 代币，但已将该截止日期延长至 8 月 31 日。

The May 1 press release said Casper Area Transit will no longer disburse paper tickets for the ASSIST bus and no longer accepted them after May 31.

5 月 1 日的新闻稿称，卡斯珀地区交通局将不再为 ASSIST 巴士发放纸质车票，并且在 5 月 31 日之后不再接受纸质车票。

Riders can transfer any outstanding ASSIST tickets or LINK tokens to their E-Pass or Scan Pass if they turn them in with proof of purchase to the Casper Area Transit office. Casper Area Transit granted credit for these outstanding fares until the end of June for ASSIST tickets and until Aug. 31 for LINK tokens.

如果乘客将任何未结清的 ASSIST 车票或 LINK 代币连同购买证明一起交给卡斯珀地区交通办公室，则可以将其转入其电子通行证或扫描通行证。 Casper Area Transit 在 6 月底之前为 ASSIST 车票和在 8 月 31 日之前为 LINK 代币提供了这些未偿票价的信用。

For more information, contact the Casper Area Transit office, 1715 E. 4th St., at 307-235-8261, 307-235-8214 or www.casperareatransit.org.

如需了解更多信息，请联系卡斯珀地区交通办公室（地址：1715 E. 4th St.），电话 307-235-8261、307-235-8214 或访问 www.casperareatransit.org。