Why would a transit system pay someone to stand there 20 hours/day at every station? Just do it at peak hours on high volume stations or stations where there is an issue.
Also, Translink here in Vancouver reported that after installing their gated system at a cost of $200M they saw a $40M/year increase in fare revenue. Factoring in the lifetime cost of the system they projected to see a $20M/year benefit.
That said, I don't think it's a good use of funds to deal with the social issues of homelessness and addiction. It seems unrelated to that apart from satisfying the people who don't want to see or come into contact with drug addicted or homeless people and it obviously wouldn't address any of the causes of those people's difficulties.
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