The Blue Bus unveils simplified payment method

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Clinton Transit, also known as The Blue Bus, will become the first bus service in the region to provide cashless, contactless, and no-line boarding services.

The transit service, which has been operating for nearly 25 years, is participating in the Michigan Mobility Wallet Challenge , a collaboration with the Michigan Department of Transportation.

Organizers say this will simplify the transit payment process.

“That seamless connection across the state, so no matter where I’m at, I can travel from Clinton County to the U.P,” says MaLissa Schutt, executive director at Clinton Transit. “Utilizing existing mobility modes of mobility, keeping those individuals in our community connected no matter what resources they have available to them.”

Riders will be able to load money or connect their bank accounts to a payment system via a mobile app, instead of using cash or other means of payment.

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