[ironmagma]

> BART says that fare evaders are costing the agency as much as $25 million a year

https://www.kron4.com/news/thousands-cited-for-evading-bart-...

To say that it’s the least important problem ignores a pretty wide swath of ostensibly less significant problems (cigarette misuse near buildings, litter, speeding, unlicensed drivers, unlicensed panhandlers, take your pick). I’m going to need a citation on that claim.

[jeffbee]

BART collected half a billion dollars in fares in 2019 so again, it has way higher compliance with the user fee scheme than other competing services like street parking and bridge tolls and vehicle license fees.

[ironmagma]

So they lost 5% of the fares they collected that year then. How does that work with the citationless “> 99%” number?