Freeloaders are costing S.F. transit agency millions

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

San Francisco's public transit system raises only 22 percent of its operating expenses at the fare box -- a rate that falls short of the national average -- in part due to broken fare boxes and riders who cheat the system, city officials acknowledge.

"We're aware of the problems, and we're working to fix them,'' said Nathaniel Ford, who runs the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.

Officials don't know how much money is lost each year, but it could be in the tens of millions of dollars, according to the agency's own estimates.

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