ABOGbrooklyn Posted April 28, 2019 Share #1 Posted April 28, 2019 Will NICE get an app like OMNY and will it work with OMNY just like it currently works with metro card? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtatransit Posted April 28, 2019 Share #2 Posted April 28, 2019 Probably 2/3 of NICE bus ridership came in via Queens so I would assume they will accept NYC payments as now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RtrainBlues Posted September 28, 2019 Share #3 Posted September 28, 2019 You can ride a Staten Island bus to see the OMNY readers in place there (lower than the farebox, and some sort of lock around them to prevent people from yanking them off and stealing them!) But as of now, OMNY readers on Staten Island do not offer free transfers to the subway. Perhaps when they integrate it with Unlimited rides, then NICE will consider it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtatransit Posted September 28, 2019 Share #4 Posted September 28, 2019 3 hours ago, RtrainBlues said: You can ride a Staten Island bus to see the OMNY readers in place there (lower than the farebox, and some sort of lock around them to prevent people from yanking them off and stealing them!) But as of now, OMNY readers on Staten Island do not offer free transfers to the subway. Perhaps when they integrate it with Unlimited rides, then NICE will consider it. MTA says all transfers are included with OMNY. But the only stations where the transfers will be accepted I guess will be those downtown stations. Though, MTA did say they plan on expanded more downtown stations this year. But the day that NICE stop accepting MTA transfer is the day Nassau bus system will shut down 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted October 1, 2019 Share #5 Posted October 1, 2019 https://www.amny.com/transit/metrocard-replacement-omny-1.29297988 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted October 1, 2019 Share #6 Posted October 1, 2019 12 hours ago, FamousNYLover said: https://www.amny.com/transit/metrocard-replacement-omny-1.29297988 How would OMNI work on LIRR/MNRR? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1635 Posted October 1, 2019 Share #7 Posted October 1, 2019 NICE already has their own app based payment system called goMobile. It's used to collect fares on Nassau Buses and Able Ride. They're just waiting on the City and State to hurry up with OMNI. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted October 2, 2019 Share #8 Posted October 2, 2019 2 hours ago, N6 Limited said: How would OMNI work on LIRR/MNRR? I can't guarantee any eventual similarity, but if you want an example of what it could be, look at Oyster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted October 3, 2019 Share #9 Posted October 3, 2019 On 10/1/2019 at 9:39 PM, Lex said: I can't guarantee any eventual similarity, but if you want an example of what it could be, look at Oyster. Tap in tap out? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted October 3, 2019 Share #10 Posted October 3, 2019 48 minutes ago, N6 Limited said: Tap in tap out? Yep. This may help to foster ridership growth for NICE (though better scheduling can also help...). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted October 3, 2019 Share #11 Posted October 3, 2019 13 hours ago, Lex said: Yep. This may help to foster ridership growth for NICE (though better scheduling can also help...). How may this foster ridership growth for NICE? Free transfers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted October 3, 2019 Share #12 Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, N6 Limited said: How may this foster ridership growth for NICE? Free transfers? Consider how much more convenient using one medium for multiple modes is, especially if you can get discounted fares (free or reduced) when switching between modes with different fare structures. Again, though, it's only one component, and its effects won't be realized without other improvements. (Also, some people basically insist that public transportation is for losers, so we can forget trying to get those people to ride.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS4Ever Posted February 21, 2021 Share #13 Posted February 21, 2021 I say yes since NICE and Beeline are the only NON MTA agencies to accept metrocard as well as PATH so why not install OMNY readers in their buses 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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