The MTA is set to pilot four new gate systems at 20 subway stations in NYC this fall, targeting fare evasion. These systems feature larger gates resembling sliding doors, making it more challenging to jump over them. This initiative is part of a $1.1 billion budget to upgrade fare gates across 150 stations over five years. The MTA aims to boost fare revenue, which constitutes 40% of its operating budget, following a successful anti-fare evasion strategy that increased total fare revenue to $5 billion in 2024. Governor Hochul emphasized the need for enhanced enforcement and infrastructure.
These off-the-shelf gate systems are vying for their chunk of the $1.1 billion the MTA has budgeted for improving fare gates at 150 stations over the next five years.
About 40% of the MTA's operating budget comes from fares and tolls, and it sees reducing gate jumping as a way of bumping that number even higher.
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