![]() The move is a response to allegations of inequity because a disproportionate number of passengers caught by the enforcement are Black.Ī similar approach has been proposed in Los Angeles, where LA Metro is funding "alternative" public safety efforts for trains and buses, although it also extended its contracts with the law enforcement agencies that patrol the system through the end of this year. The Seattle-area Sound Transit system is moving toward lighter fare enforcement, relying more on civilian "fare ambassadors," instead of sworn police officers. In other cities, transit police are being told to hold back. In Denver, officials recently announced plans to allow access to a key bus terminal to paying passengers only. ![]() Some systems have responded by stepping up fare enforcement again. Various local solutions to a national problem Michelle Gustafson for NPR Outside of Philadelphia, activists are resisting partnering with law enforcement because of people's lingering mistrust of the police.
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