Transit authorities in major cities like Toronto, Philadelphia, and New York are facing challenges with fare evasion, leading to significant revenue losses. The TTC observed an increase in fare evasion from 5.7% in 2019 to 11.9% currently. SEPTA and WMATA are implementing measures to address fare evasion, with WMATA reporting a 50% decrease in incidents. Concerns are raised about the financial impact on commuters due to rising fare evasion rates.
The NYC public transport system lost $700 million in funding last year (crowd boos) because people are skipping paying bus and subway fares (crowd cheers, some respectfully snap fingers) and drivers are dodging bridge and tunnel tolls (booing intensifies) https://t.co/QjK5sfVgEz
Presently, you have a ~1/1700 chance of getting caught. The fare is $2.90. The fine is $100. From a pure probabilistic standpoint, you are incentivized to evade. The two levers presently available are to increase enforcement and/or increase fines. Now if you increase the fare… https://t.co/xAznJ8AMVD
Rise in fare evasion could hit New Yorkers' wallets, report warns https://t.co/fQXKug2CcZ
Metro sees drop in crime, fare evasion down by 50%, WMATA says https://t.co/eOwE8BNMd0
After losing millions in revenue, SEPTA is cracking down on riders who fail to pay their fare. https://t.co/C2lRret4z2
For transit cheats, it's time to end the free rides. When the TTC last examined fare evasion in 2019, the overall evasion rate was 5.7 per cent. Today, it’s estimated at 11.9 per cent. #StarEditorial https://t.co/EomNZbSQeH