Bay Area deploys new tactic to address rampant ‘piggybacking’ fare evasion

Source: New York Post

BART is stepping up its crackdown on fare evasion, rolling out faster-closing gates aimed at riders who continue to cheat the system. Transit officials are now testing upgraded barriers at Antioch and Concord stations that shut in 500 milliseconds, down from the current 800 milliseconds. Officials hope that 0.