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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2010

Report: Fare evasion costs NYCT $27M

Prior to updating the way the numbers were counted last April, NYCT officials believed the agency was only losing $7 million a year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2010

MBTA expecting $73M shortfall in 2011

Agency is currently restructuring available finances to limit any potential negative impacts of the shortfall on riders and taxpayers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2010

Oklahoma transit system warns of severe cuts

Tulsa Transit GM foresees elimination of evening and Saturday service and more fare increases if the city does not restore funding to previous levels. Thirty-one percent funding drop is the largest in the agency’s history.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Cubic wins $15M South Florida smart card contract

Tri-Rail, the commuter rail service connecting Palm Beach and Broward Counties with Miami-Dade County, will be the first transit agency to join in the creation of a South Florida regional system, giving Floridians the ability to use one fare card — a smart card — to travel on both systems. Palm Tran and Broward County Transit are expected to join later.

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ArticlesFebruary 10, 2010

Improving Fare Collection System Security

Transit agencies report that reviewing fare collection controls and system security is a continual process. Experts recommend appointing a revenue auditor to perform daily checks and reports, performing regular preventive maintenance on fareboxes and putting policies and procedures in writing.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2010

L.A. Metro, P.D., Sheriff's Dept. promote safety

The focus was on violators running red lights, making illegal left turns and pedestrian jaywalking. While there has been a steady decline in train versus vehicle accidents on the Metro Blue Line, the level of pedestrian accidents has remained stagnant.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2009

Calif.'s Gold Coast Transit adopts fare increase

In the past year, State Transit Assistance funding was eliminated completely and the Transportation Development Act Funds that local government use to pay for GCT transit service declined sharply.

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Newsby StaffNovember 24, 2009

TransLink urged to crack down on fare evaders

Local politicians call on TransLink to install turnstiles and better monitor fare evaders instead of raising fares.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2009

COTA approves 2010 fare increase

The proposed increase positions COTA closer to the transit industry standard fare box recovery rate while accounting for the inflationary factors that impact the cost of providing transit service.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2009

Chicago Transit Authority delays fare hikes

Deal struck with the state of Illinois to curtail increases in exchange for limited funds.

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