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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,923 posts)
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 10:37 AM Mar 2023

They'll be broken within minutes.

Morning Notes
ARLnow.com Today at 7:30am

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Metro’s Fare Jumping Issue — From NBC 4’s Adam Tuss: “Metro says 13% of all weekday riders on the system recently did not pay the fare. That’s over 41,000 trips per day according to Metro documents. Now the agency is spending $35-40 million on more ‘swinging gate’ faregates to further prevent fare evasion.” [Twitter]

Metro’s newest faregates - like those we featured at Fort Totten - are able to “register” when someone doesn’t pay the fare, but just passes through the gate. #wmata

nbcwashington.com
Metro Tests New ‘Swinging Door' Gates to Curb Fare Evasion
Metro is rolling out new, taller, more restrictive faregates to try to cut down on the amount of fare evasion in the system. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss



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They'll be broken within minutes. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 OP
This seems wasteful ColinC Mar 2023 #1
Good idea. LoisB Mar 2023 #2

ColinC

(10,667 posts)
1. This seems wasteful
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 11:27 AM
Mar 2023

Save the money and make bus and subways entirely free. Pay through progressive taxes. That way no money will be lost and you won’t have to waste more taxpayer money trying to get money you’ll never get back anyways.

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