Fare evasion: MTA honcho says pilot of ‘European’ enforcement model now focused on express buses

A top MTA official said on Wednesday that the agency has shifted in its approach to piloting a new “European model” for enforcing against bus fare evasion — now testing devices to validate electronic payments mostly on express rather than local bus routes.

The official, New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow, made the revelation during a news conference following this month’s MTA board meeting.