ADVISORY/ City of Boston and Fleet Launch Smart Card Pilot Program at Parking Meters Around Boston University.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- -0-
EVENT: City of Boston and Fleet Launch Smart Card Pilot Program
at Parking Meters Around Boston University
WHO: Mayor Tom Menino
Andrea D'Amato - Commissioner of Transportation
Jon Westling - President, Boston University
Michael J. Curran - Fleet's Global Services Division
Robert B. Hedges, Jr. - Fleet's Retail Delivery Group
DATE: Monday, October 5, 1998
TIME: 11:00 A.M.
LOCATION: Corner of Bay State Road and Granby Street
-0- Boston Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. Mayor Tom Menino will be joined by officials from the Boston Transportation The city of Boston, Massachusetts, boasts the entire range of transportation options. The Boston transportation system includes roadway, rail, air, and sea options for passenger and freight transit. Department, Fleet Financial Group and Boston University Boston University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. for a press conference and demonstration to launch a smart card pilot program at parking meters in the Boston University vicinity. The pilot program is a joint effort between the Boston Transportation Department, Fleet Financial Group and Boston University. The smart card, provided by Fleet Financial Group, is the first bank-issued smart card in the U.S. for use at parking meters. The cards will be tested at over 200 parking meters designated by the City of Boston for the program and will be available to the general public. |
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