Fares and tolls make up roughly 40% of the MTA's budget and right now evasion is spiking on subways, buses, and even on bridges.
"I actually stop people who walk up to the turnstile," said Janno Lieber, the MTA CEO. "With their OMNY cards on with their OMNY phone in their hand and see the gate open and go for the gate. And then I say you know better than that, and then they go pay."
At a New York State Legislature hearing Monday, Lieber was grilled about the transit agency's dire financial forecast, which bracing to be short billions of dollars. While low ridership is part of the reason, fare evasion isn't helping.And with MTA planning to raise rates by 5.5% to $2.90, paying riders will only grow more resentful. The agency plans on spending an additional $10 million to grow its EAGLE security team, tasked with checking for proof of payment.
"I am concerned about moving quickly into something which is a massive experiment without having thought through the unintended consequences," Lieber said.
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