In my home region of Washington D.C. region, fare evasion is an expensive reality, losing the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) roughly $40 million in revenue in 2022 alone.
Those losses, though, are diverting attention from a more significant and fundamental problem: a potential $750 million budget shortfall that could lead to service delays of as much as half an hour.
One potential avenue lies in creative solutions for generating revenue through underutilized parking spaces. The WMATA parking fee is about five dollars per day, and if you leave after midnight, there's no charge.
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