Sound Transit voted Thursday to suspend giving civil infractions for not paying fares during a new pilot program likely to start in the second quarter of …
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Black riders disproportionately stopped for fare evasion on Long Beach public transit, data shows
A woman boards a Long Beach Transit bus at Broadway and Long Beach Blvd in Long Beach Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. 1 …
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GIAMBRONE: Path forward on fare evasion – free transit isn't the answer
Toronto's transit riders are far from smitten by the TTC's ad blitz aimed at “fare evaders” telling them it's not okay and that they will be caught. Passengers …
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NYPD Fare Evasion Policing Being Investigated by NY Attorney General
Recently, a group of transit police officers filed a lawsuit saying their commander in Brooklyn pressured them to go after black and Hispanic commuters …
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New York City MTA's Crackdown on Fare Evasion Is War on the Poor
In recent years, New York City riders have seen transit prices repeatedly hiked with no perceptible reduction in subway malfunctions and subsequent …
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Metro Transit police officers still not writing tickets for fare evasion in DC
Metro says so far this fiscal year the transit agency is projected to lose $ 40 million or more in fare evasion, and officials called that a conservative …
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Make it easier to buy a bus ride: Instead of vilifying fare evasion, understand who does it and why
Researchers from Australia's Monash University have found that many people who evade the fare do so because transit payment systems are too hard …
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Transit officials vow to crack down on growing fare evasion problem
Frustrated that fare evaders are costing subways and buses millions, NYC Transit chief Andy Byford on Monday said he'll make office staff stand …
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The DC Council should tread carefully on decriminalizing Metro fare evasion
THE EXECUTIVE leadership of Metro's transit authority has written a letter to the D.C. Council expressing its concerns about a proposal to …
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