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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Efforts to combat fare evasion and increase fare compliance
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Demetrius Crichlow addresses the MTA's ongoing efforts to combat fare evasion, describing it as an 'existential threat' to the transit system and outlining the agency's multi-pronged approach to increase fare compliance.
- The MTA is implementing a strategy of education, stronger physical barriers, and increased enforcement
- Subway fare evasion has decreased by 26%, with significant improvements across buses as well
- The agency credits its Eagle teams, gate guards, infrastructure modifications, and partnership with the NYPD for the progress
- Crichlow emphasizes the importance of fare payment for maintaining a safe and welcoming transit environment
Demetrius Crichlow
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It's no secret we're doing everything we can to make sure New Yorkers pay the fare.
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Fair evasion is an existential threat and we're taking it head on.
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As chair Lieber always says, it creates a sense of lawlessness right where you enter the system when we want the transit system to feel like a safe and welcoming place.
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New Yorkers pay for their bacon, egg, and cheese at the bodega.
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They pay for their barber.
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They pay for the theater.
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It's only right that they pay for public transportation too.
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Until we can replace our existing turnstiles, we're gonna stick with our strategy.
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Education, stronger physical barriers, and plenty of enforcement, which no question is working.
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Subway fare evasion is down 269% across buses.
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Huge thanks to our Eagle teams and gate guards, our internal teams who work to modify our infrastructure, and of course our partners at the NYPD.