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Washington DC Discovers 64% Of Riders Don’t Pay Bus Fares. Their Apparent Solution? Punish The Ones Who Do
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Source: The Daily Caller
John Oyewale November 12, 2026 8:51 AM ET November 12, 2026 8:51 AM ET John Oyewale Font Size: The general manager of the Washington Metro, the U.S. capital’s rapid transit system, mooted Thursday the possibility of hiking bus fares and cutting service amid a budget deficit and rampant bus evasion.Randy Clarke exclusively told 7News that the Metro is hard-pressed to find funding to keep its current service rate.“We’re going to have a deficit in [the fiscal year starting next summer] even on top of a fare increase,” Clarke told 7News.
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