Why OMNY readers at the back of MTA buses are effectively useless right now
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New York City Transit President Richard Davey implied in December that the agency might allow rear-door boarding on local buses if more people used OMNY. Yet the agency refuses to turn on the OMNY readers on local buses, a measure that would make it easier for riders to actually pay the fare. But Pearlstein warned that “it's mistaken logic to avoid improving service by keeping paying riders from entering the back door.”Lisa Daglian, who represents riders on the MTA’s Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee, acknowledges the agency’s predicament. But she suggests the MTA try all-door boarding on local buses.
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