Transportation
NY’s MTA Looks to Modernize Fare Gates to Get More Riders to Pay
- Agency plans to update infrastructure to fight fare evasion
- Skipping fares may cost the MTA nearly $800 million in 2024
A commuter swipes a MetroCard on a turnstile at a subway station in New York.
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New York City transit officials are looking to modernize fare gates as part of a long-term plan to deter riders from skipping the fee, a problem that’s expected to cost nearly $800 million this year on subways and buses.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the largest mass-transit agency in the US, plans to include projects in its next multi-year capital plan that will help combat fare evasion by upgrading turnstiles and adding physical barriers to limit riders’ ability to jump over or manipulate entryways to the subway system.