旧金山严打Muni逃票：增聘17名稽查员 推行刷卡乘车
旧金山市长丹尼尔·卢里与市交通局11月10日宣布一系列新措施，严打全市公共交通系统Muni的逃票行为，相关报道11月11日见报。市交通局将新增聘用17名票务稽查员，使稽查员总数从59人增至76人，并在全系统内提高巡查的可见度，同时向“刷卡乘车”（tap-to-ride）系统过渡。市交通局正面临严重的预算赤字，预计从明年7月起赤字将超过3亿美元，逃票问题与公平性关切成为此次整顿的直接动因。
官员估计，约一半的Muni乘客以“看不见的方式”付费，或是免费乘车的青少年，其中多达四分之一可能属于逃票。市长办公室表示，新措施既要堵住收入漏洞，也要让按规矩购票的乘客感到公平。市交通局称，新增稽查员将很快上岗，刷卡乘车等支付方式的调整也将陆续推出，具体实施细节随后公布。
SFMTA Adds 17 Fare Inspectors as Muni Steps Up Crackdown on Fare Evasion
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is hiring 17 additional fare inspectors, bringing the total to 76, as Muni steps up enforcement against fare evasion, ABC7 reported Nov. 11. The fine for riding without paying is $134. As many as a quarter of Muni riders may not be paying, agency estimates suggest, and SFMTA faces a projected deficit of more than $300 million starting next July.
The agency is also shifting riders toward tap-to-ride payment. Mayor Daniel Lurie and SFMTA director Julie Kirschbaum said consistent enforcement is essential to the system's finances and to riders' sense of fairness in San Francisco.
来源：ABC7 电视台
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图片来源：图：旧金山 Muni Metro 车站闸机。Marcin Wichary 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Fare gates at a Muni Metro station in San Francisco. By Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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