It has been almost two years, but the MTA is keeping active a “prototype” modern gate system designed to stop fare evasion, ...

The new BART fare gates, first installed in December 2023 at West Oakland station and ubiquitous today across the Bay Area, were put in place with a promise to reduce fare evasion. The agency said ...

FREMONT, Calif. - A new study of safety and security on BART questions if new fare evasion gates and increased arrests actually lead to a safer riding experience, just as two separate attacks at ...

The fare gates, which will be installed starting this fall, will be tested in four different models by four vendors — and are expected to be in at least 150 stations systemwide by 2029.

The MTA is testing out the technology as part of a $1.1 billion investment it is making over the next five years to modernize fare gates at 150 subway stations — roughly a third of the system.

"We look forward to new fare gates being installed at all 50 BART stations by the end of this year." In the past, BART has claimed that it loses $25 million a year to fare evasion, a number it ...

A new study of safety and security on BART questions if new fare evasion gates and increased arrests actually lead to a safer riding experience. FREMONT, Calif.