Metro expands ‘TAP to exit’ program to Santa Monica

Published: Sep 02, 2024 Duration: 00:03:55 Category: News & Politics

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SPEAK. JESSICA AND FRANK. >> OK ERIC WE THINK THAT THIS MORNING METRO'S TAP TO EXIT SYSTEM IS NOW UP AND RUNNING IT ANOTHER STATION RIDERS ARE NOT HAVE TO TAP TO GET OUT OF THE SANTA MONICA STATION KTLA ZINNI WAS RAMOS THERE LIVE WITH MORE FOR US ANY ROADS, GOOD MORNING. >> HEY GUYS GOOD MORNING TO YOU BOTH THIS IS IT WE'VE ALL SEEN IT WE'VE ALL USED IT TO THE TOP PARTNER TO GET INTO THE METRO TRAINS AND BUSES. IT HAPPENED THIS IS HOW THEY DEDUCT YOUR FARE WELL NOW STARTING TODAY, THEY'RE USING TAP CARDS IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE METRO STATION RIGHT RIGHT HERE IN SANTA MONICA IF THAT HAPPENED IN ORDER TO GET OUT AND THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO EXIT NOW THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE TRAIN FARES. METRO SAYS THESE TAP CARD AND TAPPING ON THE WAY TO GET OUT. IT'S GOING TO MAKE PASSENGERS SAY SAFER. HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT. CARLOS RICO. NOW I WANT TO BRING YOU IN BECAUSE GIVE US A LITTLE BIT A BETTER IDEA ABOUT WHY THIS IS GOING TO ENSURE PASSENGER SAFETY MORE. >> RIGHT SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FOUND IS THAT UPWARDS OF 90% OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME ONTO THE SYSTEM TO COMMIT A CRIME. DO NOT HAVE VALID FAIR DO NOT HAVE A TOP COURT. WE STARTED THIS PILOT 90 DAYS AGO IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD OVER THAT THREE-MONTH PERIOD WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT THERE'S BEEN A 90% REDUCTION IN LOITERING AT THE THERE'S BEEN A 12% DECREASE IN CRIME AT THAT STATION AND FARE EVASION HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DROPPED AS WELL SO WHAT IS IT DONE EXACTLY IT IS TAKING PEOPLE WHO ARE MAYBE USING THE TRAINS AND BUSES, WHAT FOR SHELTER FOR DRUG USE FOR ALL THOSE THINGS THAT. >> WE HAVE SEEN AND COVERED AT KTLA BEFORE WE'VE SEEN THAT VIOLENCE ON METRO TRAINS AND BUSES, CORRECT SO IT'S LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOW USING THE SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION TO GET INTO THE STATION TO GET INTO THE TRAINS. >> AND USE THE SYSTEM FOR. >> OTHER SOMETHING OTHER THAN TRANSIT NOW I WANT TO I WANT TO GO BEHIND ME NOW TO SORRY CARLOS BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING AT 2. SHERIFF DEPUTIES WHO ARE WALKING THIS. >> THIS STATION HERE AT SANTA MONICA WE'RE SURROUNDED BY THEM THERE ARE MAYBE ABOUT A DOZEN HERE. NOW CARLOS PUT A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE ON THIS FOR US BECAUSE NOT EVERY STATION HAS THIS MANY OFFICERS OUT OF IT ARE THEY HERE BECAUSE THIS PROGRAM IS ROLLING OUT THIS MORNING. >> RIGHT A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH SO ONE BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF THE PROGRAM WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S GOING TO SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S ADDITIONAL PRESENCE HERE. THE PRESENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE UNIFORMED PERSONNEL IN GENERAL REALLY DEPENDS ON THE FOOTPRINT OF THE STATION HOW LARGE THE STATION IS UNDERSTOOD NOW I WANT TO GO TO SOME VIDEO THIS WAS TAKEN ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO SOMEONE WAS BEING DETAINED. >> HERE AT THIS DEAL WE BELIEVE IT WAS IN LARGE PART BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT USING A TOP GUARD, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THEY SEEMING TO DEAL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A MENTAL INSTABILITY ISSUE. CRISIS AND SO TALK US THROUGH WHETHER OR NOT HOW THIS IS GOING TO HELP WITH THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT METRO PASSENGERS TELL US. >> THAT IS WHEN THE MAIN REASONS WHY THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE RIGHT ABSOLUTELY AND SO YOU'RE SEEING IT NOW HERE LIVE WHEN YOU HAVE THE PERSONNEL AT THE FARE GATES WHEN EVERYBODY IS REQUIRED TAP IN. >> AND TAP IT PREVENTS THOSE TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU SAW EARLIER FROM ENTERING THE STATION THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT USING THE SYSTEM FOR URGENT AND IS IS THE METRO IS THE VIOLENCE DECREASING ARE WE SEEING LESS OF OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS ON THE STATION'S YOU SAY THIS IS GOING TO ROLL OUT IN 10 TOTAL STATIONS. >> IS THE CRIME GOING DOWN ON THE METRO YES, ABSOLUTELY SO AS I MENTIONED THE LAST 90 DAYS, 12% DECREASE IN CRIME. THE CREASE AND LOITERING DECREASE ALL THESE ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO THE USE OF THE TRANSIT SYSTEM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH CARLOS ALL RIGHT SO WE SEE HERE THIS IS THE FIRST DAY IT'S ROLLING OUT THERE GIVING PEOPLE A GRACE PERIOD UNTIL ABOUT MID SEPTEMBER. BUT THIS IS A PERMANENT THING THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON HERE IN SANTA MONICA AND A TOTAL WIOFTH A10

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