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Ferries does not accept the PugetPass. Pass values available range from 50¢ to $ 5.75 in 25¢ increments; there is also a $ 10.00 value pass. Passes are priced at $ 36 per $ 1 of fare value.
1860:...get rid of the nation's most-expensive-by-far fee for acquiring a bus smart card (the ORCA card). If some sort of incentive is needed to keep riders from treating the card as disposable, it need not be more than 25 cents. $ 5 is EXTREME OVERKILL for the purpose, that has forced a lot of expensive workarounds for occasional and cash-flow-challenged riders.
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account can be created on the ORCA website to monitor and manage ORCA cards. The account lets the user view transportation products stored on their card (E-purse balance, validity period of passes), transaction history, purchase additional ORCA cards for others, set up an
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A limited rollout of the ORCA system began on April 20, 2009, which allowed remaining technical issues in the system to be resolved. An extensive rollout and public outreach campaign followed in June 2009. Blank cards were available at no charge during the introductory period, which lasted until
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A new website and smartphone app was launched in May 2022 with a weekend-long fare-free period to introduce new validators and card readers. Ticket vending machines for Link light rail were also taken offline for three days as part of the transition. The new website and app allowed for fare
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Vending Machines (TVMs) begin ORCA card distribution. "ORCA is Here" inserts and posters appear in Customer Service Offices and on board buses, trains, and ferries. Switch began of Reduced Fare customers and Business Accounts to ORCA (continued into
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management without the previous 24-hour delay. The new card readers and validators initially did not display e-purse balances and pass statues until a later update. The machines' noise was also reduced, which drew criticism from passengers and was later corrected.
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through a function called the electronic purse (E-purse). The E-purse holds value that can be used like cash to pay fare. The minimum value that can be added to an E-purse is $ 5. The maximum value that can be stored in an E-purse is $ 400.
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Balance protection protects the user from losing any value on the card when it is lost or stolen. A replacement card is issued with its value restored for the cost of a new card if the card is registered.
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that inhabit the Puget Sound. The name was originally suggested by the Sound Transit project manager as in keeping with a theme of successful earlier smart card system names such as
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March 1; from then on, the card cost $ 5 ($ 3 for reduced fare permit holders). Users of PugetPasses, FlexPasses, and other passes were to be gradually transitioned to ORCA.
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credit cards and smartphones. Approximately 2,900 on-board fare validators, 1,000 off-board validators, and 250 vending machines were to be replaced under the contract.
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DESFire EV1 which "implements all 4 levels of ISO / IEC 14443A and uses optional ISO / IEC 7816-4 commands.".
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1657:"For tourists or commuters? Seattle Monorail to begin accepting ORCA Card payments Oct. 7"
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1981:"RCW 42.56.330 Public utilities and transportation"
1822:"Targeting Inequality, This Time on Public Transit"
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988:Intro to ORCA/Husky Card
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153:INIT (second generation)
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1442:. MyORCA. July 28, 2022
821:Seattle's former Mayor
743:Seattle Center Monorail
576:Next generation project
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251:Seattle Center Monorail
2487:King County Water Taxi
1876:. Seattle Transit Blog
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1790:. MyORCA. July 5, 2022
1420:. MyORCA. May 26, 2022
1080:"next generation ORCA"
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1576:"MIFARE DESFire™ EV1"
1331:Mass Transit Magazine
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2229:Future extensions:
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2028:Information on ORCA
1907:. King County Metro
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2085:Puget Sound region
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1533:The Seattle Times
1329:(Press release).
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