SF Muni Hires 17 Fare Inspectors. Here’s Where They Patrol
The agency says about 1 in 4 riders do not pay, and the new inspectors will help track free riders and boost revenue.
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SFMTA beefs up efforts to crackdown on Muni fare evaders
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency plans to crack down on Muni fare evaders by bringing in more inspectors. The transit agency plans to add 17 more employees to its team of 59 fare inspectors. “I want to say the average is about five to seven per shift,” SFMTA fare inspector V. Lujan said of how many passengers they catch daily who have have not paid to ride Muni. “It depends on the line. It depends on the time.” SFMTA figures show an…
Muni to hire more fare enforcement officers, make changes to payment app
WHEN HARRISON FORD THROWS an attacker from the train in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” he famously defends his actions to another passenger by declaring that the man had “no ticket.” While an adventuring archeologist might not be checking passengers’ receipts in San Francisco anytime soon, a fare enforcement officer from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency just might. Local elected officials and SFMTA Director Julie Kirsch…
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency plans to take vigorous action against Muni’s fare evaders by incorporating more inspectors. Authorities announced that it plans to add 17 additional employees to its team of 59 fare inspectors. “I would say that the average round between five and seven per turn,” said V. Lujan, SFMTA’s tariff inspector, referring to the number of passengers who surprise each day without having paid to travel in M…
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