Email #WMATA some straight talk


Tired of all the lies, excuses and double talk?

Email them some straight talk of your own.

Deadline for all written testimony:  5 p.m. on Monday, March 12.

The face-to-face public hearing period is over.  You may submit written testimony by following the instructions found here (“How to Submit Written Comments“) or by using the form below.

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The People on the Bus Go Up and Down

Bus Fares

Current Proposed Current Proposed
Smart Trip Smart Trip Cash Cash
Local  $1.50 $1.60 $1.70 $2.00
Express $3.65 $3.65 $3.85 $4.00

Bus riders, lest you felt left out in the discussion – the proposed fare increase has something for you too.

Now if you work in Bethesda and live in Montgomery Village, or commute to DC or the Pentagon from the outlying suburbs using an Express bus you are safe.  No fare increases for you.  You are a protected species.

Off-Peak: Peak by Any Other Name

 

 

Peak: The New Normal is the first in a series of closer looks at items under consideration on the fare increase docket.This article is the second and looks at what is changing in the Off-Peak Rail Fares

 

Rail-Off-Peak
Current Off Peak Choice A Choice B Current Peak Fare
Boarding charge $1.60 $1.70 $1.90 $1.950
Composite miles between 3 and 6 miles NA $0.237 $0.284 $0.299
Composite miles over 6 miles NA $0.210 $0.252 $0.265
Maximum fare $2.75 $3.50 $4.00 $5.00