MBTA preparing to open commuter rail fare gates at South Station

The new system will require riders to scan tickets when entering and exiting platforms, unlike subway gates, which accept tap ...

MBTA fare evasion crackdown: Here’s how many people were caught in the first 6 weeks

At a national public transportation conference held in Boston in September, Federal Transit Administrator Marc Molinaro pressured a convention hall full of transit officials to crack down on fare ...

No passengers have yet been fined amid the MBTA fare crackdown

Since the MBTA's fare crackdown began seven weeks ago, no passengers have been fined. However, dozens have been warned. What ...

2 months, 0 citations: MBTA releases numbers around its planned crackdown on fare evasion

The MBTA’s Fare Engagement Department began conducting checks to ensure riders have paid their fare on Sept. 8. The post 2 months, 0 citations: MBTA releases numbers around its planned crackdown on ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

MBTA begins cracking down on fare evaders

SHOWS US HOW THEY’RE KEEPING TRACK. LAST WEEK I WAS PAYING AND THERE WAS A GUY BEHIND ME AND HE DIDN’T PAY. AND I WAS LIKE, REALLY? I SAW THAT THE MBTA SEES FARE EVASION LIKE THIS TOO. AND NOW THE T ...
Boston Herald

MBTA fare program looks to capture bandits who evade payment: ‘Much more to do’

The MBTA is warning passengers to think twice about boarding without paying. The Bay State transportation agency is set to deploy fare engagement representatives to issue formal warnings and citations ...
Sentinel & Enterprise

Editorial: Stake MBTA’s fare-free bus bid with surtax cash

Like a high-stakes poker player, the MBTA wants to go all in. But only if it has the chips to make this calculated gamble work. If the MBTA wants to increase the number of fare-free bus routes, the ...