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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 2, 2024

BART Begins Testing New Fare Gates

The system is upgrading its fare gates for the first time in 20 years. BART has committed to opening 70-plus new fare gates systemwide by the end of 2025.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 28, 2023

New York MTA Issues RFI for New, Modern Fare Gates

The MTA seeks to replace its legacy fare arrays and strategically deploy next generation fare gates that better align with the authority’s goals of promoting fare compliance, preventing fare evasion, and more.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 23, 2023

Data Shows WMATA’s New Faregates Reducing Fare Evasion

Metro said it will continue to monitor the performance of the new faregates as more rollouts are completed. 

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 4, 2023

New York MTA Begins Bus Stop Hub Approach

The MTA will deploy EAGLE teams to local and Select Bus Service (SBS) bus stop hubs with high rates of fare evasion.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 25, 2023

WMATA Begins Rollout of New Faregates

The faregate modifications will be installed in phases with plans to retrofit faregates throughout the system over the next year.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 31, 2022

WMATA to Begin Fare Enforcement

Fare recovery is a major issue and has been mentioned as one of the top concerns of customers when talking with WMATA staff and board members.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 5, 2022

WMATA Launches Fare Evasion Warning Campaign

The warning period will conclude in November, and MTPD officers will issue citations to anyone caught not tapping SmarTrip® cards or mobile phones at fare gates, exiting emergency gates in stations, and not tapping fare boxes on Metrobuses.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2022

New York’s MTA Creates Blue-Ribbon Panel to Combat Fare Evasion

Members of the “Fareness” panel will focus on innovative approaches to encourage fare payment through education, equity, and enforcement.

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NewsJanuary 19, 2022

Study: Annual Boston T Fare Evasion Costs Could Rise by More Than $30 Million Under AFC 2.0

A Pioneer Institute study warns that insufficient fare enforcement could drive up the T's announced evasion cost of $30 million under AFC 2.0.

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NewsJuly 30, 2021

San Diego’s MTS Approves Security Contract, Extends Fare Evasion Diversion Program

The contract with Inter-Con Security is for three base years with an option to extend for an additional two years and will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022.

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