Councilmember David Grosso sent a letter to the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority’s General Manager Paul Wiedefeld, urging him to consider the implications of cashless bus service.
“As this policy seeks to push cash users to utilize a SmarTrip, it will lengthen their commutes because it will be difficult and potentially expensive to find and use a SmartTrip machine unless they happen to live, work, or go to school near a Metrorail station or WMATA retail partner. This is particularly concerning for residents in Wards 7 and 8, where only 3 non-Metrorail station sales locations exist.”
You can read the letter below: