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Originally Posted by para transit fellow
why do you want station attendents at peak hours? Would not the off-peak hours be the periods with great perception of Danger?
Example: 1 passenger waiting for a train with 5 drug users loitering at 10 pm
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I wasn't really focused on the security issue as much as just the problem of relying on the honor system for payment. Just look at the Vancouver example and consider that their $40M/year increase in fares revenue reflects probably an excess of $40M of stolen fares per year prior to the gates. That's an issue of all kinds of regular riders stealing fares and freeloading on a system paid for by other riders. So, I totally acknowledge that people watching the turnstiles to ensure people pay their fares wouldn't be enhancing security all that much. They would mostly just be further reducing freeloading and increasing revenue, which would be most valuable during peak volume if worth it at all.
An additional $20M net/year like what Translink ended up with could probably go a pretty long way for increasing other security measures though, such as more security on trains and platforms.