[From Connect Transit Card emai] Introducing the Connect Card “Daily Best Fare” on Regional Transit. Connect Card users on RT will no longer have to purchase Daily Passes up front*. Riders can now tap on bus or train validators for each ride and the appropriate single-ride fare will be deducted from the card’s cash value. The total amount of money withdrawn from the card will be a daily maximum equal to the cost of a day pass. For example:

* If card holders wish to use their Connect Card to ride multiple transit agencies within one calendar day, they must continue to buy an RT Daily Pass on their Connect Card.

Also, from the email: “Elimination of “Tap Off” for Regional Transit Customers
RT will now only require riders to “Tap On” with Connect Card. There is no need to “tap off” when exiting the bus or light rail train. RT’s single ride light rail ticket will be valid for 90 minutes. Riders who are boarding multiple trains within 90 minutes will be asked to tap on prior to each boarding; however, they will only be charged once (the first tap) during the 90 minute time frame.” However, though the bus exit readers (at the rear door) always said “tap off,” tapping off or not never made any difference in the fare charged.

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