MTA delaying emergency gate openings to thwart fare evaders – as critics sound alarms over safety: ‘Putting people’s lives at risk’

NYC’s new subway gates are designed to make riders pay

The era of subway gate jumping could soon be over. By this fall, 20 stations across the New York City subway system will begin testing new gate systems that aim to make it all but impossible for someone to get through the gate to the subway platform without paying a fare. This week, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced the planned piloting of four gate control systems as part of its effort to crack down on fare evasion in th…

MTA delaying emergency gate openings to thwart fare evaders – as critics sound alarms over safety: ‘Putting people’s lives at risk’

The MTA has gone off the rails with its fare evasion crackdown, critics say. The agency’s latest attempt at thwarting fare evaders is to bolster a program...

London leverages data-driven approach to combat fare evasion - Cities Today

Transport for London (TfL) has expanded its efforts to reduce fare evasion by increasing its team of investigators and deploying advanced data analysis tools. Central to this strategy is the Irregular Travel Analysis Platform (ITAP), which uses journey and ticketing data to identify fare evaders and optimise enforcement efforts across the network. This expansion not only aims to recover lost revenue but also to improve resource allocation and in…