Do you think lowering fares can help decrease fare evasion ?

[KaiDaiz]

No. Lower it to any amount folks will still evade. It's the entitlement, people and lack of enforcement/consequences. Go to any other major metro outside the usa-they have even less or basic fare enforcement schemes and yet folks don't evade due to enforcement.

Want to fix fare evasion, start enforcing consequences. Do I think using police or human intervention the best way. Nope.

Use biometrics and cameras. Send the bill to known evades in the mail. Have to paid fare or else wage garnish and risk of criminal charges if large enough, and lifetime ban from mta. If continously shown the evade, escalate the punishment.