In 2025, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is planning to roll out a new “open payment ... mobile wallet or smartwatch to pay at fare gates instead of a SmarTrip ...

While WMATA has implemented evasion safeguards on Metrorail through new faregates ... RELATED: Metro expands five-foot gates to all 98 DMV stations RELATED: Fare jumping drops more than 70% ...

The modernization of the fare payment system will provide more options to pay, speeding up boardings and reducing delays.

The MTA has installed crescent-shaped metal shields to some subway turnstiles adding a few inches of height to the fare gate. Will it be enough to stop people from jumping over them? FOX 5 NY's Teresa ...

WMATA says it has “aggressively pursued ways to reduce fare evasion in recent years,” including new modernized fare gates at rail stations, increased enforcement, and an enhanced bus fare evasion ...

(Richard Harbus for New York Daily News) New-tech fare gates are intended to solve both problems at once — replacing rotating arms with wide plexiglass doors, keeping jumpers at bay and removing ...

The authority has achieved more than $500 million in savings in recent years by identifying inefficiencies, freezing wages, consolidating call centers, reducing the use of ...