Anonymous
Post 01/16/2024 20:33     Subject: Re:New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
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.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2024 19:11     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
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
Post 01/16/2024 18:11     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
Anonymous wrote:Sad they only put them in poor areas.


Yeah, when I think poor areas, I definitely think of Bethesda....
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2024 18:06     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Fewer, not less.


CAN YOU COUNT THE FARE JUMPERS


Yes, you can count jumpers. DP
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2024 18:04     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
Anonymous wrote:Fewer, not less.


CAN YOU COUNT THE FARE JUMPERS
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2024 17:59     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
I barely ride the metro and every time i occasionally do I see tons of fare jumpers.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2024 17:55     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
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
Post 01/16/2024 17:53     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
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
Post 01/16/2024 17:38     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
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
Post 01/16/2024 16:47     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
Anonymous wrote:Sad they only put them in poor areas.


Logical that they are focusing on areas where jumping is more common.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2024 16:30     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
Sad they only put them in poor areas.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2024 16:14     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
Fewer, not less.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2024 16:12     Subject: Re:New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
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
Post 01/16/2024 16:01     Subject: Re:New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
Its so much better than this...

Anonymous
Post 01/16/2024 16:00     Subject: New fare gates rolled out at L'Enfant
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