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Transit Fare Evasion

Measuring and Controlling Subway Fare Evasion: Improving Safety and Security at New York City Transit
Alla Reddy, Jacqueline A. Kuhls, and Alex Lu
TRB Paper No. 11-2016

The canonical version of this paper has now migrated to SocArXiv here, but still available locally here.
Presentation (PDF available) at Session 594: Transit Fares: Fresh Look at Fare Evasion and Fare Payment Media
Press Coverage:
1. New York Daily News, 2011/8/3: State politician pushes bill to punish subway fare-beaters with fines up to $500
2. New York Daily News, 2011/7/27: Raise the fine for subway fare-beaters, NYPD boss Raymond Kelly asks Albany
3. Freakonomics Blog, 2011/7/27: In New York City, it still pays to hop the subway turnstile
4. New York Daily News, 2011/7/26: Subway turnstile jumpers saving loads of money, even when they are caught
5. New York One, 2011/7/26: Report: Subway fare evaders may have upper hand
6. New York Daily News, 2011/7/21: Bramhall's World, 'Under 44" ride free'
7. New York Daily News, 2011/7/20: 43% of subway fare-beaters are kids, report finds
Research Needs Statement on Transit Fare Evasion--Measurement, Prevention, Economics, and Societal Factors for TRB Public Transit Marketing and Fare Policy Committee (AP030).

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