CapMetro App Wins 2014 Digital Government Achievement Award (DGAA)

October 7, 2014 - e.Republic's Center for Digital Government has announced the winners of the 2014 Best of the Web (BOW) and Digital Government Achievement Awards (DGAA).In its 19th year, the annual BOW awards, the original and most popular state and local government website competition, recognize and honors outstanding government portals and websites based on their innovation, functionality, productivity and performance.The Digital Government Achievement Awards (DGAA) highlight outstanding agency and department websites and applications. Awards were presented in eight categories this year.Capital Metro is receiving the 2014 Digital Government Achievement Award (DGAA) for the CapMetro Mobile Ticketing App for the category of Government-to-Citizen Local Government. This is a national award which highlights outstanding agency applications.This is the second award received for the CapMetro Mobile Ticketing App.  The previous award was the 2014 Best of Texas Award."Across the board, this year's Best of the Web and Digital Government Achievement Award winners and finalists have demonstrated how effective their portals and applications are," said Todd Sander, executive director of the Center for Digital Government. "Elements such as upgraded eCommerce capability, mobile first design, intuitive search, improved transparency and integration of social media provide citizens and businesses easier and better access to their government. Congratulations to the awardees for their impressive work to make government more open, responsive and mobile-friendly."The award-winning CapMetro App utilizes Bytemark’s patented mobile ticketing technology, which enables riders to purchase and store transit passes on their mobile devices. To use passes, riders simply show their smartphone screens to bus operators or scan the on-screen barcode upon boarding Austin’s MetroRapid vehicles.Capital Metro is one of the first transit agencies in the nation to offer a system-wide mobile ticketing solution, making riding transit faster and easier than ever before for people on the go. In addition, Capital Metro partnered with Bytemark and INIT to install PROXmobil2 readers on new MetroRapid vehicles, the first passenger-operated validator of its kind in North America to authenticate QR-based mobile passes.More information on the CapMetro App, including its features and a user tutorial can be found here. About BytemarkA New York City startup with offices in the UK and Australia, Bytemark provides mobile ticketing and payment solutions for transit, attractions, and events. In January 2012, Bytemark launched the first mobile ticketing app for a major U.S. transit agency with the release of the NY Waterway app. Bytemark is focused on providing its partners with the tools they need to navigate the rapidly evolving mobile ticketing industry. Transit in the U.S. has been underserved by the expansion of mobile technology, and Bytemark is working to bridge the gap between the transit industry and America’s growing technology sector. For more information, visit www.Bytemark.co.About Capital MetroCapital Metro connects people, jobs and communities by providing high-quality and sustainable transportation choices to Central Texans. Capital Metro provides an average of 110,000 rides each weekday—enough to fill Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium and Disch-Falk Field combined— onboard its buses, trains, paratransit and vanpool vehicles. As the regional transportation leader, Capital Metro is driving progress and investing in the region’s mobility with high-capacity transit solutions, like MetroRapid, that will move more people at less cost and with less impact to the environment. Capital Metro is a financially sound and fiscally responsible agency that has won the highest rating for financial transparency from the Texas Comptroller for the third straight year. Get onboard. For more information, visit:www.CapMetro.org or call (512) 474-1200.ContactsBytemark Media ContactJustin Deno, 920-973-4079justin@bytemark.coorCapital Metro Media ContactMelissa Ayala, 512-389-7572Cell: 972-765-3642Melissa.ayala@capmetro.org