Exciting New Year's News from METRARC
Monday, December 31, 391 A.C.
ARCADIA — METRARC, the public transportation network of the city of Arcadia, is widely-regarded to be one of the most efficient and elaborate public transportation networks in Euphemie, ferrying millions of people around the city and the Arcadia Metropolitan Area every day. But today, right before the commencement of the New Year, METRARC CEO Danny You-Might-Think-He-Loves-You-For-Your-Money-But-I-Know-What-He-Really-Loves-You-For-It's-Your-Brand-New-Leopard-Skin-Pillbox-Hat Kavinsky gave a highly-anticipated announcement about the future of METRARC and Turmenistanian public rapid transportation in general—and what he had to say was exciting.
According to the press release, the increasingly popular Transitcard payment method, which METRARC introduced in 380 A.C. to reduce the burden of carrying tokens and revamp the transportation grid, is slated to completely replace the burdensome fare tokens by early January. By that time, the Arcadia City Council is expected to decommission the use of fare tokens entirely in favor of the card, which it will ensure is made easily accessible to all. Already accepted by all of METRARC's bus, trolley, rail, and ferry routes, the Transitcard will also come with student, elderly, and veteran discount versions, towards the end of the fare tokens' use. Transportation Authorities in other Euphemian cities have begun to plan up similar implementations of alternative payment methods to tokens.
METRARC also plans to extend lines further throughout the Arcadia Metropolitan Area and the rest of Haven Island. Kavinsky has also revealed an ambitious new project to improve the facilitation of rapid travel throughout the entire archipelago, meeting with the Louisa Transportation Authority (LTA) and Alainor Transit Authority (ATA) to discuss the creation of "high-speed, underwater railways" similar in fashion to subways, which will increase travel throughout the main islands. The Transitcard will also play into this, as Kavinsky states that its ultimate goal is to "be applicable for the entirety of Turmenista, not just Arcadia or Haven Island." Lawmakers in the state will vote upon a spending bill regarding this in mid-January.
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