The forfeited fares total nearly $100 million a year, leaders say. They hope a new strategy will ease the problem while moving away from a history of unequal enforcement.
Project Homeless is a new Seattle Times initiative that explores and explains the region’s complex, troubling problem of homelessness. With strong watchdog reporting and vivid storytelling, Project Homeless seeks to spotlight what is working, and what is not working, in responding to homelessness. We will also feature solutions-oriented reporting from elsewhere in the country.
