LA Metro to expand 'TAP to exit' program, test taller fare gates

Metro adopts metal detectors, taller fare gate exits, more tap-to-exit stations

LA Metro adds safety measures requiring riders to tap as they exit to prove they paid, and will test metal detectors.

LA Metro to expand 'TAP to exit' program, test taller fare gates

More changes are coming to LA Metro after the transit agency's board approved several new initiatives aimed at improving overall security across the system. Among the upcoming changes, the Metro board voted unanimously to expand the "TAP-to-exit" pilot program to more stations. The program requires Metro riders to tap their transit cards to exit the station and continue along their journeys. A sign at the North Hollywood Metro station advising…