Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Despite low fare evasion rates on Metrorail, Metrobus rates are still unacceptably high, officials said ...

WASHINGTON - Metro is stepping up its efforts to curb fare evasion, with agency leaders outlining a new plan to address what they call a very expensive issue. Metro recently invested millions in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority policy set to take effect Sunday is drawing criticism from the union representing ...

WASHINGTON — Metro launched a new campaign on Thursday aimed at increasing the number of people paying to use public transportation every day. Metro's “Fares Pay for Service” campaign went into effect ...

Fare evasion, whether jumping over subway station rails or not paying to get onto the bus, has become a common practice for many riders across the Washington metropolitan area, rising 26 percent in ...

Metro says it has handed out hundreds of citations and made nearly two dozen arrests since beginning its crackdown on bus fare evasion this week. Metro said about 7 in 10 riders are not paying their ...

Metro says nearly seven out of every 10 bus riders are still not paying the fare to ride the bus. Now, a new crackdown is coming that will involve bus operators and transit police. Metrobus operators ...

Police have begun cracking down on people evading Washington, D.C., metro bus fares, resulting in almost 400 citations and five arrests between May 24 and May 28, according to a senior official.

WASHINGTON — Metro is cracking down on bus fare evaders. In just the past week and a half, 888 riders have been given citations, and Metro Police have arrested 51 people for fare evasion. Eleven of ...

A Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority policy set to take effect Sunday is drawing criticism from the union representing Metro bus operators, which says the measure could put drivers at ...