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Metal detectors. Taller gates to prevent fare jumpers. Ten more rail stations requiring that riders “tap to exit” to prove they’ve paid their fare. These are some of the new technological safety ...

After it was put on pause due to concerns raised by the Los Angeles Fire Department, LA Metro’s tap-to-exit program is set to return at its two original stations and expand to another. As it sounds, ...

NORTH HOLLYWOOD — In an effort to boost safety on train lines, Metro has formally rolled out a pilot program in North Hollywood that requires rail passengers to tap their fare card to exit the subway ...