New subway fare gates cut evasion by 72% at some stations, MTA says
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced an expansion of its pilot program featuring modern fare gates designed to stop turnstile jumpers. While some individual stations reported a 72 percent decrease in fare evasion, transit officials noted an overall average drop of 35 percent across testing locations. The equipment replaces traditional rotating turnstiles with sliding glass doors or saloon-style doors, supported by sensors and cameras to detect unpaid entries. Following these positive initial results, transit leaders plan to install the updated gates at 50 additional stations as part of a broader strategy.
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- ✓ Modern fare gates reduced fare evasion by an average of 35 percent at stations testing the models, according to MTA leaders.
- ✓ Some individual stations saw fare evasion drop by 72 percent with the new gates.
- ✓ The transit agency is expanding the pilot program to 50 additional stations.
- ✓ The MTA is moving ahead with a 1.1 billion dollar plan to place modern fare gates at 150 subway stations.
What changed
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the expansion of modern fare gates to 50 more stations following early success in curbing evasion.
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MTA Expands New Subway Fare Gate Pilot Program
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced an expansion of its pilot program featuring modern fare gates designed to stop turnstile jumpers. While some individual stations reported a 72 percent decrease in fare evasion, transit officials noted an overall average drop of 35 percent across testing locations. The equipment replaces traditional rotating turnstiles with sliding glass doors or saloon-style doors, supported by sensors and cameras to detect unpaid entries. Following these positive initial results, transit leaders plan to install the updated gates at 50 additional stations as part of a broader strategy.
Why it matters
Fare evasion remains a costly problem for the New York City transit system, prompting the agency to pursue physical design changes. The transit agency is moving forward with a larger 1.1 billion dollar plan to equip 150 subway stations with modern fare gates. This rollout marks a significant shift away from legacy infrastructure that historically allowed easy evasion through jumping or pushing.
What is confirmed
- Modern fare gates reduced fare evasion by an average of 35 percent at stations testing the models, according to MTA leaders.
- Some individual stations saw fare evasion drop by 72 percent with the new gates.
- The transit agency is expanding the pilot program to 50 additional stations.
- The MTA is moving ahead with a 1.1 billion dollar plan to place modern fare gates at 150 subway stations.
- The new equipment replaces traditional rotating arms with sliding vertical doors or saloon-style doors utilizing sensors and cameras.
What to watch next
- The physical installation of the modern fare gates at the newly announced 50 stations
- Progress on the broader 1.1 billion dollar plan to cover 150 stations
confidence 100%Sources used for this update (11)
- Spectrum News NY1 — New subway fare gates cut evasion by 72% at some stations, MTA says
- ABC7 Eyewitness News — MTA says new subway gates are curbing fare evasion: Pilot program expanding to 50 stations
- amNewYork — Fare evasion: Hochul, MTA leaders say stations testing modern fare gate models see 35% drop in the costly crime
- Newsday — MTA says new gates deter turnstile jumpers, will add more
- The New York Times — Subway Gates Deterred Fare Evasion, M.T.A. Says. More Will Be Installed.
- Gothamist — MTA moves ahead with $1.1B plan to put modern fare gates at 150 subway stations
- ny1.com — New subway fare gates cut evasion by 72% at some stations, MTA says
- abc7ny.com — MTA says new subway gates are curbing fare evasion: Pilot ...
- gothamist.com — MTA moves ahead with $1.1B plan to put modern fare gates at ...
- www.nydailynews.com — MTA installing more gates in NYC subways aimed at stopping ...
- www.yahoo.com — Citing early success against fare evasion, New York MTA to ...
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