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Make it free? Or at least a pay-what-you-can system?
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Nearly 70% of Metrobus riders evading fare, WMATA says

www.nbcwashington.com

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Anonymous 15h

Or just pay?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15h

Not that simple for some people

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14h

Id be willing to bet the majority of people skipping the fare can pay

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14h

There’s no data on that, but surveys suggest it’s a mixture of functional issues (broken fare boxes, malfunctioning card tappers, not knowing where to tap), forgetfulness (leaving metro card at home), cultural normalization (seeing others skip the fare), and poverty / prohibitive cost

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14h

Well yeah it would be hard to accurately gather data like that, but it seems to be a pretty grounded assumption

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