Metropolis Transit Seeks SEPTA's Help for TideCard Upgrades.

Philadelphia, PA. April 15th 2014.

Metropolis Transit and the tapcard company TideCard by Xerox is reaching out to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to assist with both upgrades to TideCard Ultra, and the upcoming SEPTA NPT system tentatively called "The Key". SEPTA's NPT system is looking to go live Mid 2015 with the use of TideCard-like tap system or a contact-less bank card and the current TideCard might be integrated with the system. Currently, TideCard Ultra users must show or present pass to the operator, token booth clerk or faregate officer to enter the SEPTA system. SEPTA current do NOT use a contactless tap system even for TideCard.

SEPTA Representative demonstrating the NPT on a new turnstile. 

Despite TideCard being a Metropolis area card, the card is suppose to connect the tri-state area, intergrating the system into the SEPTA NPT might prove a cost saving measure. It is not known when the joint SEPTA NPT/TideCard agreement will go through (assuming it would be after SEPTA goes live with "The Key") but when it does. You will be able to travel from the edge of  Boga Island to the western edge of Philadelphia at 63rd Street all for one low price.












-NOTE: This is satire, TideCard and SEPTA NPT does not have a connection nor is TideCard real.