WMATA will be cracking down on fare evasion for bus riders over the next several weeks, blitzing the system with more ...

This week Metro launched a crackdown aimed at reducing the number of people who don’t pay to ride the bus.Friday evening ...

Metro is stepping up its efforts to curb fare evasion, with agency leaders outlining a new plan to address what they call a ...

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 ...

According to WMATA, fare evasion has cost the agency roughly $50 million in nine months from July 2025 to March 2026.

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 — Metro leaders on Thursday rolled out a $2.7 billion operating budget proposal aimed at making Metrobus and Metrorail service more frequent, reliable and modern, while avoiding a fare ...

Strong storms expected Wednesday afternoon and evening as a cold front moves through the Mid-Atlantic. by Tom Roussey WASHINGTON (7News) — On Tuesday, for the first time, all Metrobus riders had the ...

Georgetown University students encountered redesigned routes for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) bus network as they returned to campus for the fall semester. The routes ...

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 ...

Crime is declining on the Metro system, but riders’ perceptions of safety depend on which mode of transportation they use. Riders on Metrobus reported more safety concerns than those on Metrorail.

In the past six weeks, three men with guns have been arrested at a Metro station, on a Metro train or on a Metrobus thanks in ...