10/29/2026
Capital Commonsense: Why WMATA Still Stands to Benefit From Better Metro Faregates.
Even after a systemwide faregate replacement and a major systemwide retrofit, WMATA fare evasion in 2026 is above every single month of the year prior.
Union Station leads Metro fare evasion in 2026, averaging 1,183 untapped entries per weekday—nearly six times the station average—followed by Gallery Place, Metro Center, Foggy Bottom, Reagan National Airport, and L’Enfant Plaza.