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If you’ve been cruising through the city on free bus rides, your luck may be running out. The MTA just announced a major shift in how it plans to enforce fare payment on NYC buses–and it involves putting fare inspectors directly on board.

On Tuesday, December 2nd, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber revealed that once the MetroCard officially retires and OMNY becomes the only payment system, the agency will roll out a “European-style” fare enforcement model across the city’s bus network.

That means instead of police monitoring fares, civilian fare agents will walk through buses after riders board and check proof of payment–a common system across major European transit networks. Lieber said while speaking at New York Law School:

Once tap-and-ride is fully implemented, we’re g

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