NYC Subway-Bus Fare Cheating Spurs New MTA Push to Stamp It Out
- Skipping fees may cost the transit agency $500 million in 2022
- Panel will develop solutions to cut down on fare evasion
Photographer: Gabriela Bhaskar/Bloomberg
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority will form a panel to study how to reduce fare evasion across its network of subways, buses and commuter rail lines.
Janno Lieber, chief executive officer of the MTA, announced the initiative Tuesday during a speech at an Association for a Better New York event. Riders skipping fares on subways, buses and commuter lines, and drivers evading tolls on MTA bridges may cost the transit agency, the largest in the U.S., about $500 million this year, Lieber said.