NYC Subway Introduces New Fare Gates to Combat Evasion
TL;DR
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority introduced new high-tech fare gates at the Broadway-Lafayette Street subway station to combat fare evasion, but the rollout has faced challenges including accidents and fare skippers.
- Bumpy Rollout for New Gates Meant to Stop Subway Fare Evasion The New York Times
- MTA unveils new turnstiles to crack down on subway train fare evaders ABC7 New York
- Nearly every NYC subway station will get spikes, paddles to combat fare evasion Gothamist
- NYC subway fare jumpers easily beat anti-theft 'fins' as MTA spends $7.3M to bring program to nearly every station New York Post
- Modern fare gates to curb fare evasion make subway debut Spectrum News NY1
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