BART's Next Generation Fare Gates, installed across all 50 stations by August 2025, utilize 72-inch, high-strength transparent swing barriers and, this Facebook post says, a locking mechanism to prevent jumping, pushing, and tailgating. These $90 million, anti-evasion gates have reduced reported fare evasion by over 50% in just the last year.
Key Features and Impact:
Physical Deterrence: The gates are designed to be too high to jump and too sturdy to break through, says this KTVU article.. They are also lower to the ground to prevent crawling.
- Sensor Technology: 3D sensors help distinguish between legitimate passengers (including those with bicycles, strollers, or wheelchairs) and evaders, notes this NBC Bay Area article..
- Implementation: All stations were equipped with the new technology by August 2025, well ahead of the original end-of-2025 deadline, according to this BART article..
- Effectiveness: While initial data in 2025 suggested some, like at 16th Street/Mission, continued to struggle with evasion, overall, reports of people sneaking in have dropped significantly, says this Mission Local article. and this Facebook post.
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