Measuring and Managing Fare Evasion
Fare evasion is generally defined as a passenger using public transit without paying the required fare or
possessing the required fare media or valid proof of fare payment. Fare evasion has significant
implications for the financial sustainability of transit systems and must be replaced by another stable source of
funding.
The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program
TCRP Research Report 234:
Measuring and Managing Fare Evasion
explores in detail the recent past and emerging future of fare enforcement on transit systems.
This Summary Last Modified On: 11/4/2022