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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rikki S. Epstein
[mailto:repstein@wmata.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 28, 2010 9:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Brown, Debbie<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Metro ADA E-News: Metro Board of Directors Moves Forward with
FY2011 Fare Adjustments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Metro Board of Directors
Moves Forward with FY2011 Fare Adjustments<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:21.0pt;background:white'><b><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>New Fares Subject to Final Board Approval on
June 24<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:21.0pt;background:white'><span lang=EN>Metro’s
Board of Directors provided guidance to Metro staff to begin to work on a number
of fare adjustments in the transit agency’s FY2011 operating budget, subject to
final Board approval on June 24. The fare changes are expected to be enacted
system wide on June 27. The new fares will generate $108.7 million to help
close a $189 million shortfall and build a sound budget for the new fiscal
year. <br>
<br>
During the public comment period on the budget, the overwhelming majority of
riders said that they preferred fare increases instead of service reductions
and no service reductions are planned. <br>
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Beginning June 27, Metrorail fares will increase 18 percent, with the peak
period boarding charge increasing from $1.65 to $1.95. The maximum peak period
Metrorail fare will increase from $4.50 to $5 for customers who pay with
SmarTrip® and from $4.50 to $5.25 for customers who pay with cash. <br>
<br>
A new system of peak-of-the-peak pricing, which will cost Metrorail riders an
additional 20 cents for trips that are taken weekdays between 7:30 and 9 a.m.
and between 4:30 and 6 p.m., was also green-lighted. The maximum fare during
this period for customers who use cash will be $5.45. The surcharge will
encourage customers to exercise flexibility when choosing the times they ride
the Metrorail system and help alleviate crowding during busy weekday rush
hours. <br>
<br>
Peak-of-the-peak pricing will be implemented on August 1 to allow Metro staff
additional time to make the necessary computerized fare collection changes. <br>
<br>
Metrorail pass prices will increase 15 percent. But even with its new cost, a
pass can quickly begin saving customers money. For example, if a customer
commutes each weekday from Shady Grove to Metro Center Metrorail station, the
cost for 10 trips would be $54.50 paying the regular fare with cash. But with a
7-Day Fast Pass, the cost would be only $46.50 and any trips beyond that would
be free. <br>
<br>
Metro will continue to provide late-night Metrorail service until 3 a.m. on
weekends with riders paying peak fare from midnight until closing on Friday and
Saturday nights. <br>
<br>
Metrobus fares will increase 20 percent, from $1.25 to $1.50 for customers who
pay with SmarTrip® and from $1.35 to $1.70 for customers who pay with cash. The
price of a Metrobus ride remains lower than bus fares in most major
Metropolitan areas. New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle each charge $2
or more for a bus ride. <br>
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The Metrobus Weekly Pass price will increase from $11 to $15. The weekly pass
allows unlimited travel on Metrobus for seven days, and customers begin saving
money after taking only 10 trips. <br>
<br>
Fare on Metrobus airport routes to Dulles International Airport (Route 5A) and
Baltimore Washington International-Thurgood Marshall Airport (Route B30) will
increase from $3.10 to $6. <br>
<br>
The MetroAccess base fare will increase from $2.50 to twice the equivalent
fixed route bus or rail fare, up to $7. Supplemental fare for service provided
beyond the ADA core service area will increase by $1 per zone, up to $5. <br>
<br>
In addition to Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess fare changes, the following
changes also will take effect June 27: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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• The Metrorail-to-Metrobus and Metrobus-to-Metrorail transfer period will
decrease from three to two hours; <br>
• Reserved parking fees will increase from $55 to $65. All other parking fees
will remain unchanged; and <br>
• The annual fee for renting a bicycle locker at Metrorail stations will
increase from $70 to $200. It is the first increase in locker fees since the
inception of the program in 1978. A reserved, secure place to store a bicycle
is only 55 cents a day. <br>
<br>
A complete list of the fare changes that were approved today can be found <a
href="http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/pressroom/attachments/2011_budget_proposal_May27_v9.pdf"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>online</span></a> at <a
href="http://www.MetroOpensDoors.com">www.MetroOpensDoors.com</a> <br>
<br>
The Board of Directors is expected to vote on the final FY2011 budget at its
June 24 meeting. <br>
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Note: The new fares for FY2011 will be an increase in fares that were in place
prior to the 10-cent surcharge implemented in March. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Rikki S. Epstein<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>ADA Operations Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Office of ADA Programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Department of Access Services<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>600 5th Street, NW<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Washington, DC 20001<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>202-962-1125 (phone)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>202-962-2722 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>repstein@wmata.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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