Fare Evasion

• Fundamental change coming to Toronto subway stations as TTC ramps up fare enforcement

  Fare gates that open automatically for riders will need a station assistant to verify the person using them is allowed to before they are opened manually.

  Canada

  Sep 11
  
• TransLink launches fare evasion crackdown

  TransLink said Tuesday it was boosting fare enforcement patrols on the transit system 'to reduce fare evasion, educate riders about fare payments, and improve safety.'

  Crime

  Aug 20
  
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• Saskatoon councillor wants city to look into unpaid transit fares

  Coun. Darren Hill is asking city administration to identify the percentage of riders who pay for transit compared to those who don’t pay.

  Traffic

  Aug 9, 2022
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• TTC loses more than $70M in revenue because of fare evasion: study

  A study done by the TTC’s Audit, Risk and Compliance department reveals the TTC lost more than $70 million in 2019 because of fare evasion.

  Consumer

  Feb 6, 2020
• Councillor says Edmonton Transit audit shows need for culture shift

  "Transit isn't working for so many people on so many levels," Councillor Mike Nickel told Global News preparing for a review Friday of an audit that pinpoints how costs are badly outpacing revenue for ETS.

  Traffic

  Sep 5, 2019
• Transit police won’t cancel Calgary man’s fine for following friend through Compass gates after card failed

  He paid for a Compass ticket and tapped it twice, and the gates wouldn't open - so he followed his friend through. Now he faces a $173 ticket.

  News

  May 4, 2019
• Mayors’ council to debate transit discounts but wants province to pick up the tab

  Expanding existing discounts for youth and low-income riders was a key recommendations of last year's Transit Fare Review.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2019
• ‘This is not right’: Former B.C. man facing costly fight over SkyTrain ticket

  Calgary's Karl Lusawovana Nunu is still struggling to understand how a SkyTrain ride in B.C. last fall ended with a looming court date.

  News

  Mar 17, 2019
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• Transit police dishing out more tickets for fare gate funny business, fewer for fare evasion

  Transit police are catching more people misusing fare gates and fewer on the system without a fare.

  Crime

  Jul 6, 2018
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• TTC warns fare cheats face fines of up to $425 for tripping PRESTO-enabled gate sensors

  A video posted online shows someone using an umbrella to open a TTC PRESTO-enabled fare gate without payment.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2017