1.   At those stations not yet equipped with the MetroCard, students will be granted entrance by flashing the fare cards.

2.   Credit cards, debit cards, bank cards and transit fare cards already stuff the wallets of sophisticated New Yorkers.

3.   If the stations had been upgraded all along, it would be relatively easy to install equipment for the fare cards.

4.   It should also broaden use of the electronic fare card, which is cheaper to administer than the token-based system.

5.   Magnetic stripes are inexpensive enough to be used in fare cards printed by the millions for use in mass transit systems.

6.   Some riders say they tried the fare card but abandoned it because they could not use it in both directions on their commutes.

7.   Some riders say they have already tried and abandoned the fare card because it was not readily available in their neighborhoods.

8.   Some riders say they tried but abandoned the fare card because they could not use it in both directions on their commutes.

9.   That may puzzle New York City subway and bus riders who have forsaken tokens for electronic fare cards, but Simpson actually has their best interests at heart.

10.   The fare cards, each distinguished by serial numbers, will be invalidated, he said.