<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:Arial">[Begin Message]</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial"><div><span style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></div>The Port Authority notified me that they will be enforcing fare compliance this summer.</span><br style="font-family:Arial"><br style="font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">Passengers may be required to show proof that they have paid their fare on rail vehicles and inside rail stations.</span><br style="font-family:Arial"><br style="font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">According to the Authority, the crackdown is to ensure all riders are paying their fair share while also preparing the riders for an upcoming change to a cashless proof-of-payment system.</span><br style="font-family:Arial"><br style="font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">The Authority will be announcing the date that the cashless fare system will be operational and will provide riders with more information at stations and on rail vehicles.</span><br style="font-family:Arial"><br style="font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">First-time offenders found to be without proof of fare payment will receive a verbal warning and additional offenses can lead to fines of up to $300.</span><br style="font-family:Arial"><br style="font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">More information will be available online at</span><a href="http://enews.pahouse.net/q/o_3G1BNpSJsZaiubCx44Q0arifIBYtQ_k_6L8B0T0caeILKJdODPhqmfem-A" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "enews.pahouse.net" claiming to be</b></font> www.portauthority.org</a><span style="font-family:Arial"> or by calling weekdays between </span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-aQJ">6 a.m. and 7 p.m.</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"> or weekends between </span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="font-family:Arial"><span class="gmail-aQJ">9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"> at </span><a href="tel:(412)%20442-2000" value="+14124422000" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial">412-442-2000</a><span style="font-family:Arial">.</span><br style="font-family:Arial"><br style="font-family:Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">Should you have any questions or comments on this or any state-related issue, please </span><a href="http://enews.pahouse.net/q/7T0HT7kYb2HJvim-j24pQXlGaXnxija1PL3c-XFylfp6MN6naCD6DooCdzOg" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial">contact me.</a><br clear="all"><div>[End Message]</div><div><br></div><div>FYI, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has been using a cashless proof-of-payment system since 2009 on all rail services and the Clifton Blvd and Euclid Ave BRT services.</div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><b>Herb Brannon</b><br></div><b>In Pittsburgh...........A City and<br></b></div><b>..........................A State of  Mind </b></div><br><br></div><b><br></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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