![]() ![]() The MTA also just started a new marketing program starting called “Tap On, Get On,” that will help educate New Yorkers on exactly how the new process works. In a Tedium article from this past March, Ernie wrote about IBM’s big bet on a microkernel for operating systems, a bet that included a variant of its well-known-if-less-remembered OS/2.His article demonstrates how big the bet was. Next is Metro North and the LIRR, which are expected to receive OMNY in 2022. (littleny/Adobe Stock) Betting on the future is hard, but the MTA kinda did it. The credit card programmer software required to read and write is usually included with the device. The prices of these can range from 300 to 600. The recently completed “phase 1” of the multi-year OMNY project includes over 15,000 OMNY readers at all 472 stations, on all 5,800 buses and at Staten Island Railway. An alternative approach is to get a dual-purpose machine, known as a reader/writer, which encodes the card and reads it as well but doesn't print anything on the card. They say it’s much more convenient for riders, plus it’s more environmentally-friendly. Customers can simply tap their bank cards or phones (that have digital wallets) on the OMNY reader as they enter the station, instead of having to buy a MetroCard from the machine and add money to it. OMNY was officially launched in May of 2019, and since then over 35 million “taps” have been recorded. ![]() The MTA announced the news on New Year’s Eve, saying they finished the roll-out right on schedule, even with the pandemic. OMNY readers, which allow New Yorkers to “tap to pay” for their ride instead of swipe an iconic MetroCard, have officially been installed in every single subway station in NYC.Īnd that means, the end of the MetroCard is near.
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