BART's new gates aimed at stemming costly fare evasion

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BOMBS. THE CHASE ENDED IN MARTINEZ WHERE GARCIA WAS ARRESTED. IF CONVICTED, HE COULD FACE LIFE IN PRISON. >>> MOVING YOU FORWARD ON THE FUTURE OF BAY AREA TRANSIT, AND FOR B.A.R.T. IT MAY SOON HAVE A WHOLE NEW LOOK, STARTING THE MOMENT YOU ENTER THE STATION. >> "TODAY IN THE BAY"'S KRIS SANCHEZ IS HERE WITH A FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW GATES. YOU SAY THIS MAY BENEFIT RIDE NURSE THE LONG RUN. >> Reporter: IF B.A.R.T. CAN SAVE MONEY, MAYBE EVENTUALLY RIDERS SAVE MONEY, TOO. WE KNOW THAT FARE EVASION IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM, WHETHER YOU ARE A DAILY COMMUTER, AN OCCASIONAL RIDER, LIKELY IF YOU DON'T RIDE B.A.R.T. AT ALL, YOU KNOW THAT. B.A.R.T. SAYS THIS IS PART OF THE SOLUTION. TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW FARE GATES MEANT TO MAKE IT MUCH HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO JUMP THE GATES AND RIDE FOR FREE. THE CLEAR GATES GO ALMOST ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE, YOU MAY NOTICE TRIANGULAR CLEAR MATERIAL, THAT'S TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND WITHOUT PAYING A FARE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE GATE DESIGN SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE ON WHEELCHAIRS, ON BIKES AND WITH STROLLERS TO GET THROUGH. B.A.R.T. ESTIMATES THAT FARE EVADERS COST THE SYSTEM $15 TO $25 MILLION A YEAR, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S INVESTING $90 MILLION IN THOSE NEW FARE GATES. GETTING CAUGHT IS COSTLY. A CIVIL CITATION WILL COST A GROWN-UP $75, KIDS AND TEEN TICKETS ARE 55 BUCKS, CRIMINAL CITATION IS UP TO $250. SO THE GATES ARE GOING TO GO IN FIRST AT THE WEST OAKLAND STATION, SO THAT B.A.R.T. CAN GET A FEEL FOR HOW SMOOTHLY THE FOOT TRAFFIC AND BIKE TRAFFIC MOVES THROUGH THERE. IF THAT GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN, THIS IS WHAT WE WILL SEE SYSTEMWIDE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. >> WHICH IS GOOD. THEY'RE SO TALL, YOU CAN'T GET OVER THEM. >> BUT STILL CLEAR SO
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Channel: NBC Bay Area
Views: 8,712
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Keywords: BART, fare gates
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Length: 1min 47sec (107 seconds)
Published: Wed Nov 15 2023
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