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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Here is information on the fare proposals. It
is difficult to make sense of the fare changes, but as far as I can tell, bus
and rail fares will go up from 10 cents to as much as 75 cents. This would
mean that if you use MetroAccess, you would reach the cap more often, which will
be raised to $7.40. Also, the fee for using cash on the bus or paper cards
on the frail will increase more proportionally than the SmarTrip fare. In
the previous email I sent you, there is a link to the docket in PDF. If
anyone can figure out how to get to that and get a better formatting for this
document, it would be appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Debbie</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>WMATA PROPOSAL FOR DOCKET B12-01: Proposed FY2013
Fare Adjustments For the coming fiscal year, Metro’s proposed operating and
capital budgets support the critical rebuilding of its system and improving
safety and reliability. The budget also provides service enhancements such as
additional rush-hour rail service in preparation for the launch of the Silver
line, improved escalator maintenance, enhanced bus corridor services, and
increased security. Metro will also advance its fatigue management program and
continue complying with National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
recommendations. On the operating side, the $1.6 billion FY2013 budget
represents a net increase in expenses of $116 million and a net decrease in
revenue of $3 million from the prior fiscal year, balanced through cost sharing
by jurisdictions and customers through fare increases. This includes a proposed
$53 million (8%) increase from the jurisdictions and a proposed $66 million fare
increase on rail, bus, MetroAccess and parking. The proposed fare adjustments
include an average increase of 5% on peak rail fares using SmarTrip® with
elimination of the peak-of-the peak surcharge; reduction on discounts for
off-peak rail fares and a $0.10 increase on local bus fares. Of the $116 million
increase in funding, $61 million supports increased expenses for existing
operations. More than half of the increased expense is growth in fringe benefit
costs, primarily due to health benefit costs and $29 million in additional
pension benefit expenses; the other half is due to contracted labor increases
and non-personnel costs. The funding balance of $55 million will support safety,
security, reliability and other improvement programs. Management will continue
its focus on holding the line on expenses by building upon the over $200 million
in operating efficiencies and cost restructuring accomplished since FY2009.
Additionally, the proposed FY2013 budget does not include funding for wage
increases, as any wage changes for employees will depend upon finding
efficiencies that result in cost savings. In addition to generating revenue, the
proposed fare adjustments are designed to simplify the fare structure –
decreasing the number of rail fare combinations from more than 44,000 to less
than 15,000; create more user-friendly fares for out-of-town visitors and
occasional riders; encourage the use of SmarTrip® cards; and improve bus
boarding time for cash fares. Specifically, Metro is proposing a series of
possible fare changes to generate the $66 million needed, as listed below. Fares
and Fees CURRENT FY2013 Proposed Metrorail Fares Fares / Fees Fare Options Peak
Fares ą 1 · Boarding charge $1.95 $2.10 2 · Composite miles between 3 and 6
miles $0.299 $0.316 3 · Composite miles over 6 miles $0.265 $0.280 4 · Maximum
peak fare $5.00 $5.75 5 · OR Maximum peak fare alternative $5.00 $6.00 6 ·
Charge for senior/disabled is one-half peak fare $0.95 - $2.50 $1.05 - $2.85 7 ·
OR Charge for senior/disabled is one-half peak fare alternative $0.95 - $2.50
$1.05 - $3.00 8 · Peak-of-the-peak surcharge 2 $0.20 eliminate Off-Peak Fares 3
9 · Boarding charge $1.60 $1.70 10 · Composite miles between 3 and 6 miles NA
$0.237 11 · Composite miles over 6 miles NA $0.210 12 · Maximum off-peak fare
$2.75 $3.50 13 · Charge for senior/disabled is one-half peak fare during
off-peak $0.95 - $2.50 $1.05 - $3.00 14 · Charge for first 7 composite miles
$1.60 eliminate 15 · Charge for composite miles between 7 and 10 miles $2.15
eliminate 16 · Charge for composite miles greater than 10 miles $2.75 eliminate
OR Off-Peak Fares 3 17 · Boarding charge $1.60 $1.90 18 · Composite miles
between 3 and 6 miles NA $0.284 19 · Composite miles over 6 miles NA $0.252 20 ·
Maximum off-peak fare $2.75 $4.00 21 · Charge for senior/disabled is one-half
peak fare during off-peak $0.95 - $2.50 $1.05 - $3.00 Magnetic Paper Fare Card
Fares 22 · Fare for paper cards during peak periods 1,4 NA $6.00 23 · Fare for
paper cards during off-peak periods 3,4 NA $4.00 24 · Charge for senior/disabled
is one-half peak fare NA $3.00 25 · Non-SmarTrip® fare surcharge $0.25 eliminate
OR - Magnetic Paper Fare Card Fare Alternative4 26 · Fare for paper cards in
outer zone (per zone map) NA $6.00 27 · Fare for paper cards in core zone (per
zone map) NA $4.00 28 · Charge for senior/disabled is one-half peak fare NA
$2.00-$3.00 29 · Non-SmarTrip® fare surcharge $0.25 eliminate OR - Magnetic
Paper Fare Card Fare Alternative 30 · Non-SmarTrip® fare surcharge5 $0.25 $1.00
31 · Senior/disabled is one-half peak fare + non-SmarTrip® surcharge $0.10 $0.50
+ 1/2 peak fare Metrorail, continued CURRENT Fares / Fees FY2013 Proposed Fare
Options Rail Passes 32 · One-day pass, valid after 9:30 a.m. $9.00 eliminate 33
34 · One day pass, no time restriction · 7-Day fast pass for rail available on
SmarTrip® NA $47.00 $14.00 $57.50 35 · 28-Day fast pass for rail available on
SmarTrip® NA $230.00 36 37 · 7-Day short-trip pass · OR 7-Day short-trip pass
alternative avail on paper farecards $32.35 $32.35 eliminate $35.00 38 · 28-Day
short-trip pass available on paper farecards NA $140.00 Other Rail Fares 39 40 ·
Bus-to-rail transfer utilizing SmarTrip® card · 30-Day DC SmartStudent pass
& DC One Card, within DC $0.50 discount $30.00 no change $32.00 41 42 · DC
Student farecards & DC One Card - 10 rail trips within DC · Transit Link
card on MARC and VRE 6 $9.50 $102.00 $10.00 $108.00 43 · Transit Link card on
MTA 7 $157.00 $166.00 Metrobus Fares and Fees Regular Fares 44 · SmarTrip®
boarding charge for local/limited-stop bus $1.50 $1.60 45 · SmarTrip® boarding
charge for express bus $3.65 no change 46 · Cash boarding charge for
local/limited-stop bus $1.70 $2.00 47 · Cash boarding charge for express bus
$3.85 $4.00 48 · Cash/SmarTrip® boarding charge for airport designated routes
$6.00 no change Senior/Disabled: One-half Regular Fares 49 · SmarTrip® boarding
charge for local/limited-stop bus $0.75 $0.80 50 · SmarTrip® boarding charge for
express bus $1.80 no change 51 · Cash boarding charge for local/limited-stop bus
$0.85 $1.00 52 · Cash boarding charge for express bus $1.90 $2.00 53 ·
Cash/SmarTrip® boarding charge for airport designated routes $1.80 - $1.90 $3.00
Bus Transfers 54 · Bus-to-bus transfers utilizing SmarTrip® card $0.00 no change
55 · Rail-to-bus transfer utilizing SmarTrip® card 7 $0.50 discount no change 56
· Transfer from MARC, VRE, and MTA $0.00 no change 57 · Transfer from regional
bus partners varies no change Bus Passes 58 · 7-Day Regional Bus pass $15.00
$16.00 59 · 7-Day Regional senior/disabled pass $7.50 $8.00 Other Fare Media 60
· Package of 10 tokens, available to organizations $17.00 $20.00 61 · DC student
tokens - 10 trips per pack $7.50 $8.00 62 · DC student pass on DC One Card - 10
trips $7.50 $8.00 MetroAccess Fares 63 · MetroAccess fare (within ADA 3/4 mile
service corridor) 8 varies varies 64 · Maximum fare $7.00 $7.40 CURRENT FY2013
Proposed Parking Fees9 Fares / Fees Fare Options 65 · District of Columbia $3.25
- $4.25 $3.50 - $4.50 66 · Montgomery County $4.00 - $4.75 $4.25 - $5.00 67 ·
Prince George's County $4.25 $4.50 68 · Virginia $4.50 $4.75 69 · Monthly
reserved parking fee $65.00 $45.00-$65.00 70 · Parking meters $1.00/60 minutes
$1.00 no change 71 · Prince George's parking garage at New Carrollton $85.00 no
change 72 · Non-Metro Rider parking fees $8.25 - $25.00 no change Other Fees 73
· Bicycle locker rental $200.00 (annual) $120.00 (annual) 74 · Surcharge on
Entry/Exit for station improvements, two NA $0.05 stations per Compact
Jurisdiction10 1 Peak fares are in effect from opening through 9:30 a.m. and
from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. weekdays, except on national holidays. Peak fares
are in effect from midnight until closing Friday and Saturday nights. 2 Peak
-of-the-peak hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00
p.m week days, except on national holidays. 3 Off-Peak fares are in effect
during all other hours on week days, Saturday and Sunday and all national
holidays. 4 Fare change for magnetic paper fare cards on rail will be effective
following the Labor Day holiday in September 2012. 5 Non-SmarTrip ® fare
surcharge is in addition to the peak or off-peak fare charged. This fare change
option for magnetic paper fare cards will be effective on or around July 1,
2012. 6 Metro's portion of the Transit Link Cards on MARC, VRE and MTA. 7
Anacostia and Congress Heights rail stations have an additional $0.50 discount
for all transfers between bus and rail for qualifying bus routes. 8 MetroAccess
fare is twice the equivalent fixed route SmarTrip ® fare based on fastest trip.
Effective February 27, 2011. No change in supplemental zone fares is being
proposed. 9 Parking fees consist of Metro's base fee plus jurisdiction
surcharge. Fee for Prince George's parking garage at New Carrollton is $70 base
fee plus $15 surcharge. 10 Rail stations with surcharge are designated per
Jurisdiction discretion pending Board approval. Please note that the proposed
rail and bus fare adjustments included in this docket exceed the amount
necessary to balance the budget. The public hearings will seek comment on the
proposed fare changes to Metrobus, Metrorail, MetroAccess, parking and other
fees. The projected start date for any adopted fare changes is on or about July
1, 2012. Full details on the FY2013 operating and capital budget proposal may be
found at <A
href="http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/public_rr.cfm">www.wmata.com/about_metro/public_rr.cfm</A>
<BR>WMATA PROPOSAL FOR DOCKET B12-02: Proposed FY2013 Capital Improvement
Program and Federal FY2012 Grant Applications These hearings will be held in
conjunction with the public hearings on various proposed fare increases. These
applications will be filed under the provisions of Federal 49 USC §5309 &
§5307 Federal Transit Administration Operating and Capital Assistance Grants and
Section 601 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, or
PRIIA, (P.L. 110-432). In 2011, Metro launched the largest, most aggressive
capital program since the system’s original construction in the early 1970’s.
Over the last year, the agency has made significant progress in rebuilding the
system ranging from replacing track and rail infrastructure, to repairing
escalators and replacing buses and MetroAccess vehicles. On the safety side,
Metro is working aggressively to comply with NTSB recommendations, as well as
making other critical safety investments. In the coming year, Metro’s proposed
operating and capital budgets continue the critical rebuilding and safety
improvements with the advancement of a worker fatigue management program and
compliance with NTSB recommendations. Building upon this important foundation,
the budget also provides service enhancements such as additional rush-hour rail
service in preparation for the launch of the Silver line, improved escalator
maintenance, enhanced bus corridor services, and increased police officers. The
capital budget accelerates spending to rebuild Metro, with nearly a billion
dollars in expenditures projected in FY2013. Funded through contributions from
the Federal Government and Metro’s Jurisdictional partners, Maryland, Virginia
and the District, more than 90 percent of the capital budget will go directly to
projects that improve the safety and reliability of the system. The FY2013
capital budget will advance NTSB recommendations, including signal system
upgrades and replacement of Metro’s oldest railcars, the 1000-series fleet, with
new 7000-series cars, as well as provide for track and infrastructure projects
and the rehabilitation and replacement of escalator and elevators throughout the
system among many other projects. WMATA's Fiscal Year 2013 Proposed Program of
Projects for Federal Fiscal Year 2012 49 USC §5309 & §5307 and PRIIA funds
and the applications to the Federal Transit Administration for these funds are
described below. WMATA intends to submit this final Program of Projects to the
National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board as input to FY2013-2018
Transportation Improvement Program for the Washington Metropolitan area. WMATA
FY2013 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM The WMATA Capital Improvement Program for
FY2013 is expected to total $904,098,281. Estimated costs could increase or
decrease, but the project scopes should remain constant. This proposed program
will be financed from the following estimated sources: $139,365,000 from 49 USC
§5307 funds, $35,206,124 from local 49 USC §5307 matching sources, $101,266,000
from 49 USC §5309 funds, $25,581,626 from local 49 USC §5309 matching sources,
$150,000,000 from federal PRIIA grant funds, $150,000,000 from local PRIIA
matching sources, $4,800,000 from the Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air
Quality (CMAQ) program (including matching sources), an estimated $112,680,000
in additional local system performance funds, and the remaining $185,199,531
coming from prior years and miscellaneous funding sources. The Capital
Improvement Program consists of the following project elements: A.
Vehicles/Vehicle Parts, including bus replacement and rehabilitation; rail car
replacement and rehabilitation, rail car safety and reliability enhancements,
MetroAccess vehicle replacement, replacement parts, preventive maintenance; B.
Rail System Infrastructure Rehabilitation, including rail line segment
rehabilitation; C. Maintenance Facilities, including bus garage rehabilitation
and replacement, and rail yard and maintenance facility rehabilitation; D.
Systems and Technology, including power system upgrades, operations support
software, business support software and equipment, and rail fare equipment; E.
Track and Structures, including track rehabilitation, station and tunnel leak
mitigation; F. Passenger Facilities, including elevator and escalator
facilities, station rehabilitation; G. Other Improvements, including station
capacity project development, bus priority corridors, and bicycle and pedestrian
facility improvements; H. Maintenance Equipment, including rail and bus
maintenance, and business facility equipment; I. Other Facilities, including
business and transit police support facilities; and J. Project Management and
Support Consideration will be given to the special needs of people with
disabilities and seniors in implementing the projects. All projects conform to
the comprehensive land use and transportation planning in the Washington
Metropolitan area. No significant adverse environmental effects are anticipated
as a result of these projects. In accordance with Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) regulation 49 CFR Part 604, WMATA conducts Bus subcontracting service
incidental to its mass transportation services only where permitted by
exceptions contained in those regulations. WMATA’s subcontract operations are
self-supporting with rates established to return all operational costs whether
direct or indirect. Services and charges are published in the Subcontracting and
Special Transit Service Tariff #17 of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority, effective March 1, 2008 as amended by Board Resolution 200856 adopted
on November 20, 2008. Copies of the Tariff and Bus Subcontracting Cost
Allocation Plan are available for public inspection from WMATA's Department of
Bus Services. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority FY2013 Proposed
Capital Improvement Program - Costs As of December 21, 2011 (Year of
Expenditures $ in millions) A. Vehicles/ Vehicle Parts Replacement of Rail Cars
1000 Series Rail Car Replacemt 2.4$ Replacement of Buses Bus Replacement 28.2 $
Rehabilitation of Rail Cars 2000/3000 Series Rail Car Mid-Life Rehabilitation
Rail Rehabilitation Program 1000 Series Rail Car HVAC Rhab Rail Car Safety &
Reliability Enhancements Rail Lifecycle Overhaul Repair of Damaged Railcars 48.3
$ Rehabilitation of Buses Bus Rehabilitation Program Bus Repairables Bus
Lifecycle Overhaul 54.4 $ Replacement of MetroAccess Vehicles MetroAccess Fleet
Replacement 12.2 $ Replacement of Service Vehicles Service Vehicle Replacement
8.0 $ Rail Car Fleet Expansion 6000 Series Rail Car Procuremt 1.0 $ Bus
Enhancements Automatic Vehicle Location Eqt 28.8 $ B. Rail System Infrastructure
Rehabilitation Rail Line Segment Rehabilitation Rail Rehab: Dupont to S Spring
Rail Rehab: Dupont to Grosvenor Rail Rehab: N Airport to Amory $ 111.6 C.
Maintenance Facilities Rehabilitation and Replacement of Bus Garages Southern
Avenue Bus Garage Royal Bus Garage/Cinder Bed Shepherd Parkway Bus Facility 75.9
$ Maintenance of Bus Garages Bus Garage Facility Repairs 30.9 $ Maintenance of
Rail Yards Rail Yard Facility Repairs 14.8 $ Rail Maintenance Facilities Test
Track & Commissioning Fac 50.8 $ Environmental Compliance Projects
Environmental Compliance Proj Underground Storage Tank Rplce 3.2 $ Maintenance
Bus and Rail Facilities Financial Plan/Systmwide Upgrd Support Equipment - MTPD
Rail Yard Hardening Rehab Backlick Road Facility 13.8 $ Expansion of Bus Garages
Bladensburg Shop Reconfigure 8.0 $ continued FY2013 Proposed Capital Improvement
Program - Costs As of December 21, 2011 (Year of Expenditures $ in millions) D.
Systems and Technology Power System Upgrades - Rail 100% 8-Car Train - Power
Upgrd $ 1.0 Operations Support Software Bus & Rail Asset Mgmt Software Bus
Operations Support Softwre Customer & Regional Integrate Data Centers &
Infrastructures Geographic Information System Police Dispatch & Records Mgmt
Network and Communications Network Operations Center(NOC) Rail Operations
Support Software Data Governance&Business Intel Rail Mileage Based Asset
Mgmt Transit Asset Management Systm $ 38.8 Business Support Software &
Equipment Currency Processing Machines Document Management System Sensitive Data
Protection Tech Management Support Software IT OneStop & Office Automation
Customer Electronic Comm. Police Portable Radio Replace Radio Project - Add'l
Coverage Safety Measurement System $ 29.3 Rail Fare Equipment Debit/Credit
Processing Requir Fare Media Encoders Automatic Fare Collection Mach Ethernet
Wiring for Rail Fare Regional NEXTFARE System Coin Collection Machines Imprv New
Electronic Payment Program $ 29.8 E. Track and Structures Track Rehabilitation
Track Welding Program Track Floating Slab Rehab. Track Pad/Shock Absorber Rehab
Track Structural Rehabilitate Third Rail Rehabilitation Track Rehabilitation
Track Fasteners Mainline #8 Switch Replacement $ 61.0 Station/Tunnel
Rehabilitation Station/Tunnel Leak Mitigation $ 3.3 continued FY2013 Proposed
Capital Improvement Program -Costs As of December 21, 2011 (Year of Expenditures
$ in millions) F. Passenger Facilities Elevator/Escalator Facilities Elevator
Rehabilitation Escalator Rehabilitation Elevator/Escalator Repairables Escalator
Replacement 26.5 $ Maintenance of Rail Station Facilities Station Rehabilitation
Program System-wide Infrastructure Rhb Fire Systems Station Cooling Program
Parking Garage Rehabilitation Accessible Station Signage 55.2 $ Bicycle &
Pedestrian Facilities Bicycle & Pedestrian Facility 1.8 $ Rail Station:
Capacity/Enhancements Core & System Capacity Develop 1.6 $ Bus Priority
Corridor Improvements Bus Priority Corridor Network 2.3 $ Rail Station Equipment
Police Emergency Mgmt Equipment 0.2 $ G. Maintenance Equipment Rail Maintenance
Equipment Rail Track Signage Replacement Track Maintenance Equipment Switch
Machine Rehabilitation Geometry Vehicle Rail Shop Repair Equipment Wayside Work
Equipment Train Control Signal FCC Radio Frequency Comm NTSB Recommendations $
130.8 Bus Repair Equipment Bus Repair Equipment 3.0 $ Business Facilities
Equipment Materials Handling Equipment Warehouse Vertical Storage Unt 0.7 $ H.
Other Facilities Business Support Facilities Revenue Facility Equipment Revenue
Collection Facility Jackson Graham Building Renova 5.3 $ MTPD Support Facilities
Police Substation District 2 Special Operations Division Facility 18.1 $ I.
Project Management and Support Credit Facility Credit Facility 3.0 $ Total CIP
Expenditures $ 904.1 REFERENCE MATERIAL AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION The proposed
WMATA FY2013 Capital Improvement Program is included in the WMATA FY2013
Proposed Budget, which is available on-line: <A
href="http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/ProposedFY2013Budget.pdf">http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/ProposedFY2013Budget.pdf</A>.
The FY2013 Proposed Budget is also available for inspection through 5 p.m. March
12, 2012 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, except
holidays at the Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. This public notice of
the public hearings and the time established for public review and comments on
the Program of Projects will satisfy the Section 5307(c) public participation
requirements. The program of projects outlined in the FY2013 Proposed Budget
will be the final program of projects unless modified prior to final approval by
the WMATA Board of Directors. </FONT></DIV><BR>
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