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

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 ...

"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.

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 ...

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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.

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 ...

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has proposed a new fare increase of 21.5% across all modes ... SEPTA noted that it has already announced measures such as hiring freezes for ...

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 ...