A compromise reached this week paves the way for the long-awaited rollout next year of a smart card that commuters can use on several major transit systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. The region's largest operator, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), had been balking at agreeing to participate in the TransLink project unless the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which is coordinating the Bay Area project, provided the funds to upgrade BART's ticket-vending machines and for other modifications. The commission agreed to come up with some of the funds, including $4 million to modify software so that smart card users can take advantage of BART's existing discounts, and promised …
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