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Local transit agencies are facing a budget gap of nearly $800 million. The Illinois Senate has passed a bill to provide ...
CHICAGO (WGN) — Four north side ‘L’ stations that have been rebuilt as part of the largest capital improvement project in the Chicago Transit Authority’s history will open next month. The ...
The MTA plans to replace subway turnstiles with modern gates at 20 subway stations later this year, part of a push to crack down on fare evasion that officials say costs the agency more than $700 ...
Now the subway’s crawling with fare-evaders! Rule-breaking riders are making a mockery of the MTA’s latest attempt to stop fare evaders by easily ducking under or hopping over turnstiles that ...
The CTA said there is no need to use a Ventra card at turnstiles and no refunds will be issued to customers who touch their fare cards or other form of payment during the free ride period.
Transit systems are building stronger, better security gates to avoid fare skippers. It’s part of an effort to win back customers concerned about safety. But does cracking down on ticketless ...
Sound Transit has no fare gates. Other transit systems across the U.S. are trying to win back riders by targeting fare evaders and enforcing payment requirements.
Transit systems are targeting fare evaders to win back riders leery about crime By JEFF McMURRAY The Associated Press, Updated October 12, 2024, 2:00 a.m.
Transit Systems Are Targeting Fare Evaders to Win Back Riders Leery About Crime CHICAGO (AP) — Dominique Davenport was waiting for a ride home after getting off the MetroLink light rail one ...
However, people who didn’t pay a fare accounted for nearly 94% of those arrested for violent crimes on the Los Angeles Metro from May 2023 through April 2024.
New York's subway system has long been notorious for fare evasion, with one widely watched YouTube video showing a man squeezing through a turnstile just by pulling it slightly backward, and ...