If turnstiles are not cost effective, then they need to step up enforcement. When I first moved to Calgary in 1992 I would say I was checked quite regularily. I stopped taking the train from about 1993 to 1999, but then from 1999 until now I have been asked for my ticket once; just a few weeks ago. That includes a period of time where I took the train every day.
I also know of people who brag about not paying in years. Maybe if we stepped up enforcement people would either start paying or stop taking the train. Either way we would either raise the money coming in, or ease the burden on the system. At somewhere around $200 per ticket; if a pair of officers wrote 1 ticket per hour that would cover the cost of policing it.
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