Inside SEPTA’s fare gate testing lab, engineers are working on technology the transit agency says is helping reduce fare evasion at stations across Philadelphia.
The lab has taken on renewed importance as SEPTA cracks down on riders who don’t pay and responds to concerns from lawmakers in Harrisburg over fare evasion and the agency’s operations.
“The lab helps with testing, making sure it’s actually ready to be in the field and do exactly what you needed to do,” Laurie St. Ange, SEPTA’s senior director of revenue, maintenance, equipment and engineering, said…