ossai sly: We are waiting to see how effective these modernized molue will advance its operation . But as far as am concerned, BRT is a failing project! Only Lag bus is more effective .

geeez:
If I was BRF, I will auction all the LAGBUS owned buses to private operators and get LAMATA to define standards for operations of the buses from aesthetics to minimum standards for functionality

Tolexander: Nice move!

Think i need hacking the site to gat these for free.

django1: Where's Naptu to come and explain to us how this will work

[size=14pt]Lagosians To Pay N20 For BRT?[/size]

08.07.2013, 10:36 Local

Lagos State Government through the state Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, regulator of the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, will from tomorrow commence the use of e-ticketing payment as part of ongoing re-structuring of BRT's operations and management aimed at enhancing effectiveness.


Disclosing this at the weekend, Managing Director, LAMATA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, said the measure was part of a holistic plan at returning the BRT operations and experience to its once efficient and effective state when it was first launched in 2008.

Mobereola said the Lagos State Government was not unaware of the challenges that commuters using the current BRT system were experiencing, explaining that steps were currently being taken to ensure the restoration of efficient and effective service delivery on the system and increase its capacity.

According to him, the e-ticketing payment was a solution through a payment card named 'Lagos Connect,' and would offer commuters several options, saying, "with the e-payment system,Lagos Connect, commuters in Lagos will pay as low as N20 per trip instead of N70. They would not need to struggle for change or lose their money, and the system is safe and convenient.

Addressing the stakeholders which included commuters, dealers, management of the sponsoring organisations - Skye Bank, Eco Bank; staff and management of E-Purse, operators of BRT and Bus Franchise Scheme (BFS) and the media, Dr. Mobereola explained that the e-ticketing platform was scalable disclosing that it would be extended to rail services when the rail project is completed.

Deputy Director of Public Transport/Bus Services, LAMATA, Dr. Desmond Amiegbebhor, while giving an overview of the e-ticketing pilot phase/implementation plans said the provision and implementation of an e-ticketing system is the suggested solution to the challenges associated with the present paper/manual ticketing system.

Explaining the concept of e-ticketing, Amiegbebhor said the system is a global fare payment technology embraced by all significant transport organisation and bus operating company in the developed countries of the world including BRT implementing nations such as Transmilenio in Bogota, Columbia; Curitiba in Brazil; and Ahmadabad in India. He said the application of the e-ticketing system has been proven to be a success in these countries.

After series of meetings, deliberations and consultations with the various strategic stakeholders, he said the conclusion was made that the BRT and BFS schemes have the capacity to embrace the e-ticketing system.

On the implementation plans, Amiegbebhor said the e-ticketing system will be implemented on BRT: Mile 12 - CMS and BFS: Maryland - Ikotun/Iyana Ipaja/Igando corridor as the system will provide opportunity for service integration between BRT and BFS.

Speaking further, he said the new system will various advantages to commuters, operators and all other stakeholders involved.

For the commuters, the new ticketing system would shortened transaction times at the various terminal and bus-stops, reduce cash handling for commuters, create opportunity for discounted bus fares, provide avenue for transport budget for regular users and create a feel for automated fare system.

For the operators, the system would reduce cash pilferage, checkmate ticket recycling and fake ticket, reduce the volume of paper tickets on hands by bus officer, and create operational decorum during boarding and alighting.

[b]Under the pilot implementation phase, 30 BRT and 10 BRF buses have been installed with the e-ticketing validators while 150 test personnel across regular users of both schemes have been selected through random sampling. The selected test personnel spread across civil servants, students, market women, media and monitoring team of LAMATA among others.

To further broaden the pilot scheme, selected commuters were also given empty smart cards and questionnaires to participate in the implementation.

Dr. Amiegbebhor further explained what that they are expected to do: load their card at the various terminal and shelters with designated vendor with hand held machines; check out for buses with e-ticketing pilot test stickers for boarding, tap in while boarding and tap out as soon as the journey is completed, fill the respective questionnaires and revert to the designated LAMATA officers at the various terminal/ bus stops for collation.

The submitted questionnaire is expected to be reviewed and analysed weekly by LAMATA and E-Purse for system updating.[/b]

django1: Where's Naptu to come and explain to us how this will work

hollandis: they keep copying the white man in only things that will benefit them financially ...can't they copy oyinbo in ensuring good road...water supply ..jobs ..uselesss state govt thieves...just one trip abroad and then they start copying..copycats...mtchewwwwwww

You do not build a house from the roof downwards EXCEPT you are

* Foolish and/or
* Crazy

A wise man, such as Awolowo and the UPN governors, will start from the foundation.

sucess001: Anoda brainless move.

Wat bout d market women and artisans who know nothing about electronic payments?

Even d CBN now appreciates d challenges of implementing a cashless policy in nigeria in view of d. Literacy level...now Lagos wants to start...gud luck!

Dis Guy:

its just a card you top up with cash--- thats as electronic as it get with the market women,

shes not doing any abracadabra with a phone or email- the vendors will be there to collect cash for pass

mastersr95:

Leave him he doesnt understand simple thing... The Government are initiating something thats gonna make life a little easy for the people and his there ccomplaining. (look at backward thinking)

sucess001:


I am gettin used to pple spewin arguments on NL like brainless mamals so I understand d comment above.

Do you not realise that even market women struggle to use ATM cards?

Its not goin to make tins easier...@ least not for the illeterate ones.


PHCN has started a similar paying system and all d elderly pple and illeterates I ve come across all complain bout it. Its so difficult that they have to pay extra 100 for a young man to assist them in paying.


Tryin to adopt a 'fanciful' idea isn't d way out...its choosing wat works for u...


You don't adopt policies dt work in countries with a literacy levvel 10 times better dan urs. That is d backward thinkin I see here.

mapet: .....Look at the mirror for the brainless.......

The E-ticketing system had been on trial on the red buses for over 3-4years running on some routes and the so called market women use it. A simple swipe and your fees are automatically deducted is not rocket science.

I can understand you've confined possibilities in a can in your world hence attempt to make things easier looks difficult for you. Don't worry, they'll survive; people said worse, yet "market women" use cell phones today....

sucess001:


I am gettin used to pple spewin arguments on NL like brainless mamals so I understand d comment above.

Do you not realise that even market women struggle to use ATM cards?

Its not goin to make tins easier...@ least not for the illeterate ones.


PHCN has started a similar paying system and all d elderly pple and illeterates I ve come across all complain bout it. Its so difficult that they have to pay extra 100 for a young man to assist them in paying.


Tryin to adopt a 'fanciful' idea isn't d way out...its choosing wat works for u...


You don't adopt policies dt work in countries with a literacy levvel 10 times better dan urs. That is d backward thinkin I see here.

sucess001:

And how did you come about this info if not dat ur a low life govt beneficiary and apologist!

Oga park well..until we have someone who uses it and can attests to its easy use...all u re sayin is just propaganda by govt or d lag buses.

Until recently, due to my route,i used d red buses to go to wrk and I can tell u their so disorganized and inneficient dt I had to start usin regular commercial buses.

Talk from experience...dnt just postulate...

Btw, does govt pay u to insult pple onn NL? Cos u suck @ d pretentiou PR job u doin for govt...

Senseless goat!