New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant

[Anonymous]

What do you think? Less fare jumpers.

https://dcist.com/story/22/11/17/metro-prototype-faregates-deter-fare-evasion/

They're at:

Addison
Bethesda
Congress Heights
CourtHouse
Federal Center SW
Fort Totten
L'Enfant
Mt. Vernon
Union Station
Vienna
Wheaton

[Anonymous]

Its so much better than this...

[Anonymous]

I’ve used them at Bethesda. I didn’t notice whether or not the gate for handicap access also has them. I found them cumbersome to use with an armful of grocery bags, but that might be the point. I think they will deter jumpers — but it probably depends upon the station, since many could just walk through or vault the emergency gate, unless they’ve changed those too. It takes a bit longer to go through the new gates, which could get frustrating at rush hour.

I don’t really see it as a plus, but then I also don’t know how much money is being lost to fare evaders. The few obvious fare evaders that I’ve noticed have been kids — who I thought could travel for free on school days anyway.

[Anonymous]

Fewer, not less.

[Anonymous]

Sad they only put them in poor areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sad they only put them in poor areas.

Logical that they are focusing on areas where jumping is more common.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sad they only put them in poor areas.

If they are designed to reduce fare jumpers, then they should be rolled out to those stations with the most fare jumpers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sad they only put them in poor areas.

Pathetic we need them at all.

And take your “equity” view and shove it up your *ss. They are in poor areas because those are the areas where criminals jump gates.

It is theft. No excuse for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sad they only put them in poor areas.

Logical that they are focusing on areas where jumping is more common.

Bethesda and CourtHouse have lost a lot of restaurants lately...

[Anonymous]

I barely ride the metro and every time i occasionally do I see tons of fare jumpers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fewer, not less.

CAN YOU COUNT THE FARE JUMPERS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fewer, not less.

CAN YOU COUNT THE FARE JUMPERS

Yes, you can count jumpers. DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sad they only put them in poor areas.

Yeah, when I think poor areas, I definitely think of Bethesda....

[Anonymous]

Still plenty of jumpers at fort Totten, also the oldheads who can't jump it but will ride your a$$ and come through on your fare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve used them at Bethesda. I didn’t notice whether or not the gate for handicap access also has them. I found them cumbersome to use with an armful of grocery bags, but that might be the point. I think they will deter jumpers — but it probably depends upon the station, since many could just walk through or vault the emergency gate, unless they’ve changed those too. It takes a bit longer to go through the new gates, which could get frustrating at rush hour.

I don’t really see it as a plus, but then I also don’t know how much money is being lost to fare evaders. The few obvious fare evaders that I’ve noticed have been kids — who I thought could travel for free on school days anyway.

Last year it was reported that Metro lost over $40 million to fare evasion. That sort of "equity" could fund some bus routes.