2024-07-18 19:13:01
Riders take note: BART is installing next-generation fare machines at Civic Center Station that it says will prevent fare evasion starting today, hoping to deter fare evasion at one of its most notorious stations.
BART transit agency brass have been chasing the dream of anti-fare-evasion gates for regarding five years, finally settling on a design in April 2023. stand. SFGate reporters tested them and gave early reviews, yes, new gates Almost evasion-proof.
The gates will be installed system-wide, so this spring, BART installed the first of the new gates at the Civic Center station’s elevator level. But that’s just one gate in a station with four gates. So now, as KPIX reports, BART is installing There are anti-fare evasion gates in other places of the Civic Center Station.,starting today.
“On Thursday, July 18, BART will begin replacing existing fare gates on the concourse level of Civic Center Station with new, next-generation fare gates,” the transit agency said. In this week’s press release. “Installation of this new array is expected to take several weeks to complete.”
They’re referring to a total of three arrays at Civic Center Station, so it’s “weeks” times three. As shown above, they start at the yellow-outlined door closest to Seventh Street (“Array 1”). Once completed, they will replace the other two, one at a time.
BART has announced the next eight stations where new gates will be installed. The Bay City News reported Thursday that Next three stops to get them Includes Fruitvale, 24th Street Mission and Richmond stations.
BART is expected to spend $90 million to install new gates systemwide, which certainly raised some eyebrows. But state and regional subsidies, worth regarding $350 million, are contingent on BART addressing fare evasion. Therefore, BART can pay for the gates as long as they are installed by the agreed-upon timeline of the end of 2025.
related: BART announces next eight stations will get “escape-proof” fare gates [SFist]
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