{"id":12293,"date":"2016-11-16T18:03:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T18:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masabidev.wpengine.com\/news\/riding-transit-in-las-vegas-just-got-easier-with-mobile-ticketing\/"},"modified":"2016-11-16T18:03:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T18:03:53","slug":"riding-transit-in-las-vegas-just-got-easier-with-mobile-ticketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masabi.com\/es\/news\/riding-transit-in-las-vegas-just-got-easier-with-mobile-ticketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding Transit in Las Vegas Just Got Easier With Mobile Ticketing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RTC partners with industry leader Masabi to develop smartphone<\/em> app rideRTC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Las Vegas, 16th November, 2016<\/strong> \u2013 The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) recently launched its new smartphone app, rideRTC<\/a>, which enables transit customers to buy fares, plan trips, and find bus stops, all at their fingertips. This easy-to-use free app is available for use on Apple<\/a> and Android<\/a> devices.<\/p>\n

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RTC partnered with Masabi, the global leader in mobile ticketing and fare collection solutions, for transportation agencies to deliver rideRTC. The app is based on Masabi\u2019s JustRide mobile ticketing platform<\/a> which is used by more than 25 global transportation agencies and operators such as London\u2019s Thames Clippers, Preston Bus, New Orleans\u2019 RTA, Boston\u2019s MBTA, Transport for Athens, Los Angeles\u2019 Metrolink and New York\u2019s MTA.<\/p>\n

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With the new rideRTC app, customers can securely purchase transit passes for airport, Las Vegas Strip and Downtown routes, as well as residential trips with reduced fare tickets available for seniors (60-plus years of age), disabled riders and children (6-17 years of age). Mobile tickets are activated on the customer\u2019s smartphone and validated by showing the driver. By the end of the year, all RTC transit vehicles will also have an electronic reader to validate mobile passes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMobile ticketing is all about increasing convenience for customers and efficiency for transit agencies. <\/em>By using Masabi\u2019s JustRide platform Riders in Las Vegas can now buy tickets anytime, anywhere while at the same time significantly reducing boarding times,\u201d said Brian Zanghi<\/a>, CEO of Masabi<\/strong>. \u201cWe are delighted to be working with the RTC to provide this innovation to riders in Las Vegas.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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To introduce the new app to riders, the RTC deployed customer service\"rtc1.png\" representatives and transit ambassadors to personally interact with customers, encouraging them to download the app and showing them how to use it. The RTC also partnered with AT&T to offer customers the opportunity to win a $150 gift card for downloading the rideRTC app. Each month, everyone who downloads the app will be entered into a drawing to win a gift card. The monthly contest runs from Nov. 1 through April 30, and no purchase is necessary.<\/p>\n

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With a majority of transit riders using smartphones, rideRTC offers an easy and convenient way to buy tickets and plan a transit ride in the Las Vegas area. To assist customers with their transit trip planning, rideRTC is integrated with the industry leading TransitApp, which is used by transit riders across the country. The app enables users to:<\/p>\n