BART is implementing new fare gates to combat fare evasion, a problem that cost the agency as much as $690 million last year. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced plans for these changes after revealing the significant financial losses due to fare evasion. Journalists, including Alec Regimbal and BobNBC from NBC Bay Area, have tested and reported on the effectiveness of these new systems. Live updates and reports on the installation process and the gates' performance are being provided, highlighting the ongoing efforts to reduce fare evasion.
BART is installing the next set of its new fare gates in an attempt to crack down on people who try to cheat the system. Here's an inside take on their effectiveness: https://t.co/zKG79M4qCM https://t.co/R6cYz6Rbiy
LIVE VIDEO: How BART's new fare gates are faring, plus a study reveals the cost of being a woman in California on "Today in the Bay," streaming now. https://t.co/NhAKTQsRPr https://t.co/YXdrDMgbdO
LIVE VIDEO: @BobNBC is live at 6:32 with the latest on BART installing the next set of its new fare gates in an attempt to crack down on people who try to cheat the system. https://t.co/ax0cAkcufu https://t.co/TWUrO7eYvv
LIVE VIDEO: BART today is installing the next set of its new fare gates in an attempt to crack down on people who try to cheat the system. @BobNBC is live at 5:32 with the details. https://t.co/LAn60Bx1v8 https://t.co/n04pb0bNUf
Posting old links in order to bookmark them: May 17, 2023 'The Metropolitan Transportation Authority revealed Wednesday that fare evasion cost the agency as much as $690 million last year — as it announced plans for dramatic changes to the systems designed to cut losses.'… https://t.co/q4qSZVYm35
"I was able to get through the gates, but at what cost?" @AlecRegimbal decided to test out BART's new system that aims to tamp down fare evasion https://t.co/8f6AC9i593
I tried to get through BART's new unbeatable fare gates. Here's how it went. https://t.co/GZWPekh2Ow