Tag: New York

August 22, 2025 Fare Evasion, Public Transport, Safety & Security, Ticketing

Westchester’s bus system loses $1 million a month to fare evasion
County proposes $50 civil fines as fare evasion affects 1 in 7 bus trips

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Westchester County, in southeastern New York, is considering civil fines for fare evasion on its Bee-Line bus system, as officials estimate 1 in 7 of the system’s 85,000 daily rides go unpaid — totalling around 12,000 unpaid fares per day, or approximately 4.4 million annually. This widespread fare evasion costs the county about $1...

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October 5, 2023 Fare Evasion, Public Transport, Safety & Security

NYC Buses: A Battle Against Fare Evasion
MTA Introduces Rigorous Enforcement to Curb $315 Million Losses on Buses

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Since September, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been enforcing stringent measures to combat fare evasion on city buses, deploying unarmed fare enforcement agents to local bus services.  Fare evasion on buses was responsible for nearly half of the MTA’s total estimated losses of $700 million in 2022. MTA chairman Janno Lieber highlighted the...

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