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  • Turnstiles are more expensive than cheap labor over many years, and really only work on high-ridership lines with relatively high fare evasion.

    Why Vancouver’s Transit System Has Seattle Beat « PubliCola 2010

  • Turnstiles are a PR tool to make the vulnerable feel safer and appease the right wing who see far evasion as some sort of major crime.

    No turnstiles for SkyTrains until 2012 « Stephen Rees's blog 2009

  • He's a bassist for The Turnstiles, a loca indie-rock band.

    *giggles* fantasyecho 2006

  • Turnstiles rotated slowly while people impatiently tap their toes.

    : Part 2 el Camino de Santiago 2008

  • TAG Blog: June Turnstiles Twirl span.fullpost display:inline;

    June Turnstiles Twirl Steve Hulett 2007

  • ~ From Daniel Anderson at For The Turnstiles, a post on flow and Wilber, sort of.

    Speedlinking 1/9/07 William Harryman 2007

  • Turnstiles are virtually maintenance free, requiring only a squirt of oil every eighteen months or so.

    WHY is the FOUL POLE FAIR? VINCE STATEN 2003

  • The turnstile industry is on the cutting edge today with such products as Tomsed Turnstiles, “Mantrap Turnstile,” a full-height, high-security turnstile with a two-stage entry process that includes a biometric identity verification device, all for only $13,036.

    WHY is the FOUL POLE FAIR? VINCE STATEN 2003

  • Turnstiles are set up on Yawkey Way during Red Sox home games.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • They include the many and beguiling dance segments, melding classical and jazz moves, like the clever "Miss Turnstiles" ballet and a Fellini-esque Coney Island ballet.

    The Seattle Times 2010

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