TAP-to-Exit Faregate Support

At a glance

What: a Transportation Committee report (Council File 26-1278) on a motion by Nazarian and Yaroslavsky to back Metro's installation and enforcement of TAP-to-Exit and modernized faregate systems at rail and bus rapid transit stations in the city.
Where it stands: adopted by the City Council on 2026-10-21 by 11 ayes, 0 noes (Absent: Hernandez, Padilla, Raman and Soto-Martinez).
Next: the Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department report quarterly until the programs are complete.

Instruct the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) to support the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (Metro) authority and flexibility to install and enforce TAP-to-Exit infrastructure and updated faregate policies at stations in the city, as Metro deems necessary to improve safety, reduce crime and protect transit workers and riders.
Direct LAFD to work with Metro on permitting and safety standards that allow faregate expansion while meeting fire and life safety rules, and to study practices from other major domestic and international transit agencies.
Instruct LAFD, the LAPD and other agencies to facilitate timely installation and enforcement at stations with elevated crime, fare evasion, vandalism, trespassing or quality-of-life concerns.
Instruct the LAPD and LAFD to report quarterly, tracking the volume of service calls at Metro stations to judge whether the programs work.
Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst had completed a financial analysis. No community impact statement was submitted.

Item 3. Adopted, 11 ayes, 0 noes.