SFMTA Adds 17 Fare Inspectors as Muni Steps Up Crackdown on Fare Evasion
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is hiring 17 additional fare inspectors, bringing the total to 76, as Muni steps up enforcement against fare evasion, ABC7 reported Nov. 11. The fine for riding without paying is $134. As many as a quarter of Muni riders may not be paying, agency estimates suggest, and SFMTA faces a projected deficit of more than $300 million starting next July.
The agency is also shifting riders toward tap-to-ride payment. Mayor Daniel Lurie and SFMTA director Julie Kirschbaum said consistent enforcement is essential to the system's finances and to riders' sense of fairness in San Francisco.
Source: ABC7 News
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Photo: 图：旧金山 Muni Metro 车站闸机。Marcin Wichary 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Fare gates at a Muni Metro station in San Francisco. By Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
