A recent study by the Center for Policy Equity challenges BART's assertions about the effectiveness of its new fare gates and enforcement measures against fare evasion. Despite BART's claims of reduced crime and increased revenue thanks to these initiatives, the study indicates the transit agency has overstated the financial impacts of fare evasion. Some riders, however, feel safer due to the fare gates, while others suggest that the measures do not address the underlying issues affecting transit safety and ridership.
The evidence in this report suggests that punitive measures do not translate into significant revenue recovery or enhanced safety for riders.
I feel like my experience on BART is a bit safer... The whole point of those gates is to deter people, to make people pay and to deter people from jumping.
That makes sense for sure. Because it's not really stopping issues.
If it helps improve the perception of BART- I think it does a lot more for ridership than citations.
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