MBTA Fare System (Charlie, AFC 2.0, Zone, Discounts)

[RandomWalk]

Revenue Anticipation Bonds probably have covenants that would make it untenable to zero out fare box revenue.

 

[Texasian]

Saw this on Reddit:

New fare readers are being installed on green line trains. Looks like we’ll be getting something like 10 readers per unit (2x at each main door and 1x by each cab). That feels like a lot?

 

[The EGE]

That sounds good to me. SF has one per door, and sometimes it's an awkward reach on a crowded train.

 

[MjolnirMan]

I agree. This whole process of a transition system with both active seems to be a HUGE waste of money. Is fare evasion that widespread to be losing the millions of dollars spent on this system?

Since they first announced AFC 2.0 what seems like 25 years ago, a common sticker-shock retort was "at this point, couldn't they save money by just eliminating fares?" - if that math didn't check out then, it's on track to by the time this goes live.