"BART officials aim to reduce fare evasion even more with new upgrades that allow the panels to close in 500 milliseconds instead of the current 800 milliseconds."
"Prior to the installation of the original gates, the agency was losing around $25 million a year due to fare evasion, according to the Chronicle."
"The amount of vandalism throughout the system has also been significantly reduced since the gates were installed."
"Basically, we're taking a really great product, and making it better, said BART spokesperson Alicia Trost."
BART is implementing upgrades to its fare gates, allowing them to close 300 milliseconds faster to prevent piggybacking. Since the installation of the current gates in late 2023, fare evasion has decreased from 25% to 17%. The agency previously lost $25 million annually due to fare evasion with older turnstiles. The new gates, featuring Plexiglass panels and sensors, have also reduced vandalism and saved nearly 1,000 hours of maintenance work, equating to $10 million in annual costs.
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