BART Plans to Crack Down on Fare Cheaters

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Proof-of-payment decals at BART’s North Berkeley station. Photo by Dan Brekke/KQED

KQED News Fix

Perhaps as many as 15,000 or 20,000 times every weekday, BART riders skip paying fares, and these scofflaws cost BART, according to its estimates,  $15 million to $25 million a year.

In the wake of such losses, the agency has decided to try to do a better job of persuading riders that they should pay for the sometimes questionable privilege of boarding its trains.

Read the story at KQED News Fix. 

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