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Episode 5: Connecting the Sacramento Region - The Future of Fare Payment

Next Stop: SacRT··1 August 2026·11 min

About this episode

SacRT is transforming the way you pay your fare! In this episode of Next Stop: SacRT, host Gregg Fishman sits down with Casey Courtright, SacRT’s Director of the Office of Management & Budget, to talk about Transit Connect, the new mobile fare payment app replacing ZipPass. Learn what’s available now, what’s coming in 2026—including contactless fare payment, fare capping, and real-time service alerts—and how these changes will make riding easier and more connected than ever before.