Public transit crime prevention, by the book.(In Transit)(Column)

Several case studies indicate that proper designing of a public transit system can prevent public transit crimes ranging from fare evasion to robbery. A newly designed turnstile in NYC subways reduced fare evasion. Two books with case studies and prevention suggestions are discussed.

Public transit agencies spend a great deal of time and money to make their systems safe for customers, to whom security is often at least as important as accessibility and ontime performance.

Preventing Mass Transit Crime, a new, 262-page anthology, of original case studies on the effec