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Fare evasion runs rampant at this Queens subway station even as number of cheaters drop
A Queens subway station has become the latest hotspot for fare evasion as the MTA continues to battle the revenue-losing ...
Government Technology2d
With Artificial Intelligence, Transit Fare Gates Get Smarter
Cubic has introduced gates for transit systems that are equipped with technology including artificial intelligence, to ...
The Independent28d
The science behind public transport fare dodgers and why it isn’t just about saving money
Research shows there are different types of fare evaders, ranging from habitual dodgers to those who evade unintentionally. An international study on Santiago’s Transantiago system found that ...
Crain's New York Business12d
MTA kills $1M study on psychology of fare evasion
Fare evasion has become a stubborn issue for the MTA, with the agency estimating it lost nearly $700 million to fare and toll ...
New York Post27d
NYC subway fare beaters easily crawl under, hop over turnstiles equipped with MTA’s new anti-evasion bars
Now the subway’s crawling with fare-evaders! Rule-breaking riders are making a mockery of the MTA’s latest attempt to stop fare evaders by easily ducking under or hopping over turnstiles that ...
Sunnyside Post3d
Woodside subway station a hotspot for fare evasion, despite MTA crackdown
Lennon A Woodside subway station has become the latest hotspot for fare evasion as the MTA continues to battle the ...
CBS News27d
MTA tries shields to stop subway fare evaders weeks after adding turnstile spikes
The MTA is trying something new to deter subway fare evaders just weeks after installing spikes on some turnstiles. Four-inch high metal shields were added at the Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall ...
MTA tests new ways to block subway turnstile jumpers, ‘back cockers’ and more
The MTA estimates it loses around $285 million a year to fare evasion in the subway system — due both to turnstile jumping and to scofflaws entering thorough the emergency fire exit gates.