You want the Good News or the Bad News: Peak (of the Peak?)

One of the pieces of the fare increase that has gotten a lot of press is that “peak of the peak” fares have been eliminated.

Uhm.

Yes and No?

The Good News is: yes there will not be a 90 minute window where you will be charged more than some other fare.

In terms of pricing?

The (mostly) Bad News is:  just about everyone loses here.

Peak of the peak fare payers

Many of you will be paying more for the new Peak fares than you did for peak of the peak!

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May 1st, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Board, Fare Increases, Rider Statistics, WMATA | 2 comments

Off Peak Fares: Up $1-1.10 one way

 

For those of you who have been paying attention – you know that the Board voted to increase bus and rail fares effective July 1, 2012.

What I don’t think has been properly put out in the mainstream media is how much that this is going to cost you: especially if you are an  off-peak rail rider.

I spent this past weekend pulling station mileage data from the wmata.com website. By Wednesday I’ll have an online tool that you can use to compare your fares now to the ones that will be in effect on July 1 (Both peak and off peak rail fares will be available).

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April 30th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Board, Fare Increases, Rider Statistics, WMATA | , , , , | Category: Board, Fare Increases, Rider Statistics, WMATA | -1.10 one way">Leave a comment

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
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February 25th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Fare Increases, Public Hearings, WMATA | Leave a comment