Spotlight on Maryland(@SpotlightMDNews):MTA ridership is rebounding from the pandemic. But passenger fares are covering a fraction of what they once did. Fares covered 29% of Baltimore-area transit operating costs in 2019. By 2025, they covered just 5%. MTA says there's no data showing fare evasion has increased, but the agency can't say how much revenue it loses when riders don't pay. Spotlight on Maryland reporter @TessaBentulan follows the money. Read more:

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2026.09.04 21:23

MTA ridership is rebounding from the pandemic. But passenger fares are covering a fraction of what they once did. Fares covered 29% of Baltimore-area transit operating costs in 2019. By 2025, they covered just 5%. MTA says there's no data showing fare evasion has increased, but the agency can't say how much revenue it loses when riders don't pay. Spotlight on Maryland reporter @TessaBentulan follows the money. Read more: