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MTA wants prosecutors to bring the hammer down on fare evaders
The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants the city’s district attorneys to aggressively prosecute serial ...
Thousands of cars impounded for bridge and tunnel fare evasion in 2024: MTA
Toll evasion remains a significant issue that city officials encounter daily, with the MTA reportedly losing approximately ...
Deadbeat drivers racked up $5B in unpaid MTA tolls in 4 years — and closing booths to go ‘cashless’ may be to blame
Deadbeat drivers racked up $5.1 billion in unpaid MTA tolls and violations over four years — a number likely sent ...
MTA overtime down, but still over budget
The $1.403 billion in overtime spent by the MTA in 2024 was down about 0.5% from its record-setting overtime expenditure in ...
Railway Age19h
Transit Briefs: MARTA, Sound Transit, NYMTA
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) unveils its first CQ400 train from Stadler. Also, Seattle’s Sound ...
NBC New York12d
MTA tries out spikey new additions to subway turnstiles. But do they work?
The MTA said newly installed sharp metal barriers are meant to deter turnstile jumpers. The installation is part of the ...
MTS begins crackdown on fare evasion Feb. 1, will issue citations immediately
Beginning Saturday, riders on Metropolitan Transit System transit caught without a valid fare will be issued a citation then and there, part of an effort to crack down on fare evasion. This differs ...
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‘Fantasy’ Tabloid: MTA Slams ‘Egregious and Misleading’ Post Story — But Then Admits Rise In Toll Evasion
The MTA lost $240 million to un-billed and unpaid tolls in 2023, an increase over the five-year average, officials said.