A major fare enforcement campaign is about to ramp up on Metrobus. WMATA has been getting tough on fare evasion on the rails for some time now, but the transit agency says it's now turning its ...

WASHINGTON — If you’ve gotten used to seeing people just walk onto a Metrobus and pass by the fare box without a second look, get ready to see that a lot less. After Thanksgiving, Metro is cracking ...

Around 70% of Washington, D.C. bus riders evade fares on public buses according to data from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the agency that operates public transit in the ...

WASHINGTON — After years of increasing fare evasion on Metrobusses, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) CEO announced Wednesday that they would be cracking down. Their solution: ...

An officer with the Metro Transit Police Department is hurt after someone suspected of not paying their bus fare stabbed the officer Tuesday at the Gallery Place station in D.C., Metro said. Metro ...

This video is no longer available. As buses pulled up to stops at the Fort Totten Metro station Wednesday afternoon, several officers wearing yellow vests stood next to them. In some cases, they got ...

Right now it costs $2.25 to take the bus in Washington, DC. But soon it will cost you a lot more if you attempt to ride without paying. Starting the week after Thanksgiving, Metro police will crack ...

Metro riders could soon have a new option when it comes to paying for rail and bus service. In 2025, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is planning to roll out a new “open ...

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Board of Directors on April 10 approved a $4.957 billion capital and operating budget that the agency says will “improve service while not ...

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) launched a tap-to-pay program Nov. 18 that allows riders to pay Metrobus fares with credit or debit cards instead of SmarTrip cards. The ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Metro is cracking down on people who walk past the pay station on their busses and hitch a ride without paying. The transit agency said it’s losing tons of money because ...