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[mahatmakanejeeves]

Morning Notes
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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

Link to tweet

[ColinC]

1. This seems wasteful

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.

[LoisB]

2. Good idea.