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Subject: Budget Hearings Please read this entire email

Please participate in the public hearings. Encourage friends, family, constituents to participate. The only way to get results is to show up in force.

Participate in a Public Hearing

Metro will host three Public Hearings that you can participate in virtually or in person. 

*	To participate by phone, call 855-925-2801 and enter meeting code 8563.
*	To participate via video, preregister by emailing speak at wmata.com <mailto:speak at wmata.com>  by 5 p.m. the day before the Public Hearing.
*	To participate in person, preregister by emailing speak at wmata.com <mailto:speak at wmata.com>  or calling 202-962-2511 by 5 p.m. the day before the Public Hearing. You can also register on-site.

Virginia

DC

Maryland

February 7, 2022 (6 p.m.) 
Ellen M. Bozman Government Center 
County Board Room 
2100 Clarendon Blvd #307 
Arlington, VA 

Available Transit Options 

Metrorail: Court House (Orange/Silver lines). Bus routes: Metrobus 4B, 38B; ART: 41, 43, 45, 77 

February 8, 2022 (6 p.m.) 
WMATA Headquarters 
(Jackson Graham Building) 
600 5th St NW 
Washington, DC 

Available Transit Options 

Metrorail: Gallery Place (Red, Green/Yellow lines). Bus routes: 70, 79, 80, D6, X2, P6 

February 9, 2022 (6 p.m.) 
City of College Park 
7401 Baltimore Ave 
Suite 201 
College Park, MD 

Available Transit Options 

Metrorail: College Park-U of Md (Green/Yellow lines) then Metrobus routes: 83, 86, TheBus: 17 

Metro staff will be on-site to answer questions before the Public Hearings. 

The Board requests that all participants refrain from wearing perfume, cologne, and other fragrances, and use unscented personal care products in order to promote a fragrance-free environment. 

In-person Public Hearings are subject to mask and social distancing requirements. Public Hearings may shift to virtual-only due to pandemic-related health restrictions. We encourage you to participate virtually. 

Watch or Listen Live

You can watch the Public Hearings live on this page or YouTube.com/MetroForward or listen by calling 855-925-2801 and entering meeting code 8563. 

Suggested Talking Points (pick, choose in your own words, add your own): 

1. Support Board's new Fare Policy objectives: Simple, equitable, sustainable 

2. Support flat fare for MetroAccess that is simple, equitable,sustainable and acceptable to the FTA 

3. Support equitable bus service for currently underserved areas. Please address your own personal routes. 

4.Support implementation of the Bus Transformation Project Report 

Please,Please,Please, PARTICIPATE in as many hearings as possible, since different Board members will be at each hearing. 

Phil 

P.Posner,Ph.D.
901 North Monroe St
apt 401
Arlington,VA 22201
(703)675-8151
pposner at comcast.net <mailto:pposner at comcast.net> 

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