The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) announced it will begin suspending or banning passengers who violate the agency’s code of conduct by harassing or assaulting other passengers, reports Daniel Zawodny in The Banner.
“The new policy, which goes into effect Oct. 1, comes alongside an updated ‘Rider Code of Conduct’ that formally prohibits many commonsense prohibited behaviors on MTA vehicles and at stations like smoking, stealing and unlawful possession of a firearm.” The code is part of an effort to increase safety on transit.
Agency officials say the goal of the policy is deterrence, not surveillance, and that “The agency is developing a mobile app that riders can use to discreetly report prohibited behavior to MTA police.”…