Fare evasion has become a costly problem for SEPTA as the transportation agency faces a $213 million budget shortfall.

Severe service cuts and a fare increase are planned in the coming months unless state lawmakers deliver a funding solution.

SEPTA will be adding its new 3D-technology “fare evasion” gates to nine Market-Frankford (L) and Broad Street line stations after successfully piloting them at its 69th Street Transportation ...

The authority is now launching the next phase of the E&A Program that is expected to generate $76 million over the next three ...

SEPTA general manager Leslie Richards was all smiles on Wednesday at 69th Street Station. She was there to debut six new gates designed to prevent fare evasion, a problem the agency claims costs ...

The appointment is meant to “provide clarity” in the transit agency’s leadership ahead of crucial budget decisions.

Last year, SEPTA installed “fare evasion” gates at the 69 th Street Transportation Center. The gates have full-length glass doors along with 3D technology that can detect when a fare evader is ...

"We are excited to see that the new gates are helping reduce fare evasion and enhance the quality of our service as a result," SEPTA Board Chair Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr. said in a news release.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA showed off how it's cracking down on fare jumpers Friday morning in Philadelphia's Kensington section. The transit agency kicked off its new fare evasion enforcement ...

The contract is part of a SEPTA program using Conduent’s 3D Fare Gate Solution to track and curb incidents of fare evasion, a problem that the authority says costs it at least $30 million annually.

SEPTA stopped using summary citations for fare evasion in 2019, arguing the system was dysfunctional and created "criminal stigma" for thousands of offenders. Transit police issued more than 700 ...