Let's Talk Transit Cards!

A talk by Melody at #TransitTechiesNYC on Sep 4, 2019.

Transcript

1. Let’s Talk
 Transit Cards! by Melody ✨ @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
2. hey hi,
 i’m melody! they/them { , , , } @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
3. melody.dev @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
4. Part 0:
 Youth
 Advocacy
5. SEPTA Youth Advisory Council
6. *disclaimer this presentation is solely my own content and do not express the views or opinions of any particular organization
7. *pins coming soon!
13. 34 St–Hudson Yards Times Sq 42 St Bryant Pk 42 St Vernon Blvd Jackson Av Flushing Main St Mets–Willets Pt 111 St 103 St–Corona Plaza Junction Blvd 90 St–Elmhurst Av 82 St–Jackson Hts 74 St–Broadway Jackson Hts–Roosevelt Av 61 St–Woodside 52 St 46 St–Bliss St 40 St–Lowery St 33 St–Rawson St Hunters Point Av Court Sq Queensboro Plaza Grand Central 42 St MANHATTAN
14. bway rity of Pennsylvania. arody!) 14 St–Google Washington Av–SIT 9th–Congress Central Av Newark Airport Elm–Walnut Sts Newark Penn South St Harrison Seacacus 23 St–Chelsea 34 St–Hudson Yards Times Sq 42 St Bryant Pk 42 St Vernon Blvd Jackson Av Flushing Main St Mets–Willets Pt 111 St 103 St–Corona Plaza Junction Blvd 90 St–Elmhurst Av 82 St–Jackson Hts 74 St–Broadway Jackson Hts–Roosevelt Av 61 St–Woodside 52 St 46 St–Bliss St 40 St–Lowery St 33 St–Rawson St Hunters Point Av Court Sq Queensboro Plaza Grand Central 42 St MANHATTAN QUEENS HOBOKEN Hudson River
15. 14 St–Google Washington Av–SIT 9th–Congress Central Av Newark Airport North Elizabeth Elizabeth South Elizabeth Liden Rahway Metropark Metuchen Edison Elm–Walnut Sts Newark Penn South St Harrison Seacacus New Brunswick Joyce Kilmer Park Jersey Ave North Brunswick Plainsboro Princeton Jct Hamilton Trenton Olden 23 St–Chelsea 34 St–Hudson Yards Jackson Av CENTRAL JERSEY STATEN ISLAND BR Q HOBOKEN NEWARK
16. Southampton Red Lion Grant Walsh Rhawn-Holme Cottman Erie Allegheny 9th St 5th St Rising Sun Adams Oxford Busleton Delaware River 7 7 7 7 7 7 SOUTH JERSEY North Philadelphia Susquehanna-Dauphin Cecil B. Moore-Temple U Girard Fairmount Spring Garden Race-Vine City Hall Walnut-Locust Lombard-South Ellsworth-Federal Snyder Oregon NRG-Pattison Navy Yard PHL Terminal E/F PHL Terminal C/D PHL Terminal B PHL Terminal A Local Flushing-Main St to Newark Airport (All Times) Local Grand Central-42 St to Trenton (All Times) Local Trenton PHL Airp (All Time Express Flusing-Main St to Express Grand Central-42 St Service Patterns
17. Subway Operated by the Port Authority of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. (Hypothetical not-to-scle parody!) 14 St–Google Washington Av–SIT 9th–Congress Central Av Newark Airport North Elizabeth Elizabeth South Elizabeth Liden Rahway Metropark Metuchen Edison Elm–Walnut Sts Newark Penn South St Harrison Seacacus New Brunswick Joyce Kilmer Park Jersey Ave North Brunswick Plainsboro Princeton Jct Hamilton Trenton Morrisville Fallsington Woodbourne Nehaminy Falls Parkland Langhorne Nehaminy Mall Nehaminy Interplex Southampton Red Lion Grant Walsh Rhawn-Holme Cottman Erie Allegheny 9th St 5th St Rising Sun Adams Oxford Busleton Olden 23 St–Chelsea 34 St–Hudson Yards Times Sq 42 St Bryant Pk 42 St Vernon Blvd Jackson Av Flushing Main St Mets–Willets Pt 111 St 103 St–Corona Plaza Junction Blvd 90 St–Elmhurst Av 82 St–Jackson Hts 74 St–Broadway Jackson Hts–Roosevelt Av 61 St–Woodside 52 St 46 St–Bliss St 40 St–Lowery St 33 St–Rawson St Hunters Point Av Court Sq Queensboro Plaza Grand Central 42 St CENTRAL JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA MANHATTAN STATEN ISLAND BROOKLYN QUEENS HOBOKEN NEWARK Hudson River Delaware River 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 SOUTH JERSEY North Philadelphia Susquehanna-Dauphin Cecil B. Moore-Temple U Girard Fairmount Spring Garden Race-Vine City Hall Walnut-Locust Lombard-South Ellsworth-Federal Snyder Oregon NRG-Pattison Navy Yard PHL Terminal E/F PHL Terminal C/D PHL Terminal B PHL Terminal A Local Flushing-Main St to Newark Airport (All Times) Local Grand Central-42 St to Trenton (All Times) Local Newark Penn to PHL Airport (Daytime) Local Trenton to PHL Airport (All Times) Express Flusing-Main St to 14 St-Google (AM/PM Peak Direction) Express Grand Central-42 St to Trenton (Daytime) Express Trenton to PHL Airport (All Times) 7 7 7 Service Patterns
19. Part 1: SEPTA Key! @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
21. photo from streetsdept.com
22. hi, i’m
 Robin! * did not get clearance to put the card in my slides, so i illustrated one instead!
26. ☀
27. the year
 was 2011… @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
28. the year
 was 2011… @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
29. the year
 was 2011… @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
30. the year
 was 2011… @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
33. orignal timeline 2013 Bus, Trolley,
 and Subway (Partial Rollout) 2011 Contract
 Awarded 2014 Regional Rail (Full Rollout)
34. orignal timeline 2013 Bus, Trolley,
 and Subway (Partial Rollout) 2011 Contract
 Awarded 2014 Regional Rail (Full Rollout)
35. 2011 Contract
 Awarded 2018-19 Regional Rail
 Monthly/Weekly 2016 Early Adopter
 Program Hardware Installation 2014 Bus, Trolley,
 and Subway (Partial Rollout) 2017-18 Regional Rail
 Pay-As-You-Go
 (Full Rollout) ??? actual timeline 2014 Original
 Completion Date
36. 2011 2018 Eagles win the
 Super Bowl ??? 2017 company timeline
45. Kiosk Gripes ⛔ Only US cards accepted ⛔ No way to get a card at the Airport ⛔ “Quick Trip” can’t be swiped on busses
50. photo from thereckoner.net
54. photo from phillymag.com
55. (lies!) photo from phillymag.com
56. orignal timeline 2011 Contract
 Awarded 2014 Original
 Full Rollout
57. technology timeline 2011 Contract
 Awarded 2014 Original
 Full Rollout 2014 2015 2016-17 now
58. Robin says: “trans rights!!!!”
59. Robin says: “Your hardware needs replacing!”
60. Part 2: Everything is a Transit Card! @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
61. @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC did you know?
65. video of a sandwich being tapped at a faregate
66. photo from bostonmagazine.com
68. photo from buzzer.translink.ca
69. @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC i <3 open
 payments!!!
70. photo from japantravel.com
73. who would win? my collection of transit cards and tickets one small boi vs. by @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
76. video of a contactless card being tapped at a faregate
77. @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC “people think
 i’m a witch!”
78. @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC “people think
 i’m a witch!” and i long for the day people don’t
79. the future
 is cardless @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
80. the future
 is cardless @pixelyunicorn #TransitTechiesNYC
81. Thank You! @pixelyunicorn melody.dev/cards
 patreon.com/madebymelody SW-4207-5422-1528