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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.
| Rail - Peak |
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Choice A |
Choice B |
Choice C |
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current |
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| Boarding charge |
$1.950 |
$2.100 |
$2.100 |
| Composite miles between 3 and 6 miles |
$0.299 |
$0.316 |
$0.316 |
| Composite miles over 6 miles |
$0.265 |
$0.280 |
$0.280 |
| Maximum peak fare |
$5.00 |
$5.75 |
$6.00 |
| Charge for senior/disabled(one-half peak fare) |
$0.95 – $2.50 |
$1.05 – $2.85 |
$1.05 – $3.00 |
| Peak-of-the-peak surcharge |
$0.20 |
eliminate |
eliminate |
Ok. So you don’t like peak-of-the-peak? Fine, you don”t have to look at it any more.
The fare increases under consideration for Peak times completely eliminate the peak-of-the peak.
Quite frankly Mr/Ms Able Bodied, we need your help.
The fare increase is coming – a double helping to the disabled and elderly who use the Metro Access van service.
Last February a new way of determining fares was put into place. This new way of determining how much it costs raised the average fare for the service 50%! One quarter of all fares charged are now DOUBLE. Our lowest fare is twice the cost of riding the bus.
The most vulnerable are required to pay twice the bus and rail fare.
Fare increases are coming and part of that process are public hearings. The public hearings are focused around a list of proposed changes called a docket. WMATA‘s Board decides what goes on that docket.
When the Board was deciding the items to put on the docket for the fare increase, I took a day off from work to put in my 2 cents worth during the public comment period of the meeting. My comments can be heard here (during the first 3 minutes of the recording) .
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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.