MTA plops another $5M to stop bus fare dodgers, but half of passengers still aren't paying: data
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MTA plops another $5M to stop bus fare dodgers, but half of passengers still aren't paying: data
"Fare evasion on MTA buses was reported at over 50%, leading to a $5 million investment in technology to combat the problem through a pilot program."
"The MTA board voted to extend a fare evasion pilot program that employs handheld devices for fare checks, citing significant revenue loss due to fare dodging."
The MTA has committed an additional $5 million to tackle fare evasion on buses, where more than half of the passengers reportedly do not pay. A successful pilot program extending to 2030 utilizes handheld devices to verify payments made by Select Bus Service passengers. Despite this, the MTA has not revealed specific success metrics, though fare evasion remains a considerable issue, costing the agency $700 million in 2022 alone. Newly deployed fare inspectors aim to curb this trend as dodging rates peaked at 49% last summer.
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