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*Subject:* Fiscal Year 2024 Budget: Proposed Fare and Service Changes
Greetings AAC Members,
Please find below a link for information about the Budget Hearings, as well
as the same information in this email.
https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/
Making Your Metro Better: Tell Us What You Think
Metro is committed to improving safety, reliability, affordability, and
overall customer experience- and our Fiscal Year 2024 budget aims to
fulfill those goals. Gathering input from our customers, local communities
and stakeholders is an integral part of the budget process, and your
feedback will factor into our Board of Directors' final decisions.
Review the summaries of key proposals below and *share your feedback by 5
p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2023.*
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Key Proposals
Read more about our proposals by clicking on the link to jump to the
sections below.
Budget Goals & Priorities <https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/#Budget>
| Simplified Metrorail Fares
<https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/#Metrorail> | Low-Income Fare
Program <https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/#Fare> | Rail Service
<https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/#Rail> | Bus Service
<https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/#Bus> | Capital Budget
<https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/#Capital>
Resources
- Take the Survey and Provide Comments
- Rail Fare Calculator
<https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/faretable.cfm>
- Docket Materials
- FY24 Budget Book [image: PDF Icon] (detailed breakdown of Metro's
proposed operating and capital budgets)
- Communications Toolkit <https://www.wmata.com/service/resources.cfm>
*Note*: The docket contains the Notice of Public Hearing and the proposed
fare, rail, and bus changes.
[image: megaphone]
Submit Your Feedback by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2023
[image: survey-icon] *Take the survey, provide written comments, or upload
documents here*
[image: Have more time?] *Have more time? Join us at an Open House and
Public Hearing*.
All public hearings will be streamed online on this page,
YouTube.com/MetroForward or by calling 855-925-2801, meeting code 7756.
*Ways to participate:*
- By video: Email speak at wmata.com by 5 p.m. the day before the public
hearing.
- By phone: Dial 855-925-2801, enter meeting code 7756
- In-person: Register on-site, email speak at wmata.com or call
202-962-2511 by 5 p.m. the day before the public hearing.
All in-person public hearings will start at 6:00 p.m. Metro will host an
Open House prior to in-person public hearings starting at 5:00 p.m. All
locations are accessible via Metrorail or Metrobus.
*Monday, March 6, 2023*
Metro Headquarters
300 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
Green Line Blue Line Orange Line Silver LineL'Enfant Plaza
Metrobus routes: 32, 36, 52, 74, P6
*Tuesday, March 7, 2023*
New Carrollton Metro Offices
4100 Garden City Dr
Hyattsville, MD 20785
Orange Line Blue LineNew Carrollton
Metrobus routes: B24, B27, F4, F6, G12, G14, F14, T14, T18
*Wednesday, March 8, 2023*
Meridian High School
121 Mustang Alley
Falls Church, VA 22043
Orange LineWest Falls Church
Metrobus route: 28A
*Friday, March 10, 2023*
12 p.m. Virtual only
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national
origin, age, gender, religion, disability, or family status. ASL
interpretation will be provided. To request other accommodations under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, or other language interpretation services
(free of charge), contact the Office of the Board Secretary at 202-962-2511
(TTY: 202-962-2033) or send a message to speak at wmata.com as soon as
possible, so Metro can make the necessary arrangements before the public
hearing date.
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Budget Goals & Priorities
We're working differently at Metro, and our FY24 budget proposal is no
exception. Totaling $4.7 billion, our proposed FY24 budget covers capital
and operating expenses from July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024. It is a reflection
of our values and was formulated based on outreach with our customers,
employees, the community, and stakeholders through rail station meet and
greets, open houses, surveys, town hall meetings and individual interviews.
We learned what matters most to all of us is more frequent service that is
safe, reliable, and sustainable. Our proposed budget aims to overall:
- *Provide more frequent and reliable service*, including increased
train service and a complete redesign of the bus network
- *Create a more simplified and equitable fare system*, including a
low-income fare program
- *Improve customer service & communications* with a new integrated
communications center
- *Enhance safety* through support of our police force, including new
crisis intervention specialists
- *Advance sustainability-focused initiatives*, including investments in
our zero-emission bus program
- *Continue capital improvements*, including major construction and
maintenance projects Watch a video from our General Manager and leadership
team about the importance of this year's budget process.
Watch a video from our General Manager and leadership team about the
importance of this year's budget process.
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Fare Proposals
*Simplified Metrorail Fares*
This proposal will make our weekday Metrorail pricing easier to understand
and improve the customer experience. Adjustments include:
- Eliminate peak and off-peak pricing on weekdays before 9:30 p.m.
- The base fare would lower from $2.25 to $2 to align with bus, weekend,
& late-night service
- Late-night and weekend fares would stay the same at $2
- Maximum fares would increase from $6.00 to $6.50
- The seven-day short-trip pass would be adjusted to cover trips up to
$4. The price would stay the same.
- Monthly unlimited pass options would reflect the $6.50 maximum fare
adjustment.
[image: calculator-icon] *Rail Fare Calculator*
Will this fare proposal impact the cost of your trip? Find out by
using our Rail
Fare Calculator <https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/faretable.cfm> tool
by entering trip you want to calculate and find out what your fare could be.
*Low-Income Fare Program*
Our new Low-Income Fare Program would offer a 50% discount on Metrorail &
Metrobus trips to eligible customers. This program would be accessible to
customers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
[image: rail icon]
Rail Service Proposals
Our FY24 budget rail service proposal provides more trains to reduce travel
times, expand destination access and grow ridership. Take a look at the
details below.
Frequency Increases for Green *Green* and Yellow *Yellow lines*
- Opening until 9:30 p.m. - From every 10-12 min to every 6 min
- After 9:30 p.m. From every 15 min to every 10 min
- Yellow Line begins new service pattern. Terminal change from Greenbelt
to Mt Vernon Sq; operating between Huntington and Mt Vernon Sq *only*
Frequency Increases for Orange *Orange* line
- Opening until 9:30 p.m. - From every 12 min to every 10 min
- Weekday rush hour only (6:30-9:30 a.m., 3-7 p.m.). From every 10 min
to every 7 ½ min
RedRed, BlueBlue and SilverSilver lines frequencies remain the same
- With this level of service, trains would arrive every 3-6 minutes in
the downtown stations and every 8-12 minutes at stations served by a single
line. After 9:30 p.m., trains would operate every 5-10 minutes downtown and
every 10-15 minutes elsewhere.
[image: bus icon]
Bus Service Proposals
We're also working hard to expand access, advance equity and optimize bus
routes for our Metrobus customers through these proposals.
- *DC*
- *B2 Bladensburg Road-Anacostia*
Increase Route B2 service to every 12 minutes between 7 a.m. - 9
p.m., 7 days a week, adding to Metro's Frequent Service Network.
- *Metro for D.C. Amendment Act of 2021*
- The Council of the District of Columbia passed the "Metro for DC
Amendment Act of 2021" which includes:
- Free Metrobus trips for customers within the District of Columbia
- All-night Metrobus service every 20 minutes on the following
routes: 32, 33, 52, 70, 90, A6, A8, B2, H4, S2, V2, W4, X2 - *View
Map*
- *Maryland*
- *A12 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway | View Map*
Add more service by splitting the A12 route into two routes,
expanding to new connections to (BL) Downtown Largo and (OR) New
Carrollton
stations. Both routes would operate every 20 minutes from 7 a.m.
- 9 p.m.,
7 days a week, and every 30 minutes otherwise.
- *Virginia*
- *16G & 16H Columbia Pike | View Map*
The proposed new 16M would combine the former 16G and 16H with a new
connection to Crystal City station and would operate every 12
minutes from
7 a.m. to 9 p.m., 7 days a week, and every 15-30 minutes otherwise. The
western loop at Arlington Mill will be covered by Arlington Transit (ART).
- *11Y Mt. Vernon Express | View Map*
Reinstate the 11Y express route from Mt. Vernon to Potomac Park,
replacing the 11C and DC3 shuttle. Would operate every 30 minutes,
northbound in the AM peak and southbound in the PM peak. Express
fare would
be charged
[image: Construction-icon]
Proposed Capital Budget
Our proposed $2.4 million capital budget is part of our six-year capital
improvement program
<https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/capital-improvement-program/index.cfm> of
$14.4 billion. This aggressive infrastructure plan includes investment in
ongoing projects-including bus garage reconstruction projects, escalator
replacements, and solar panel installations over parking structures. The
investments also prioritize system maintenance and renewal needs, and other
investments to provide safe and efficient service. Our proposed capital
budget of $2.4 billion continues to focus on six categories: railcars and
railcar facilities; rail systems; track and structure rehabilitation; bus,
bus facilities and paratransit; stations and passenger facilities; and
operations and business support.
Sincerely,
Anu
Ms. Anupama C. Sharma
Accessibility Advisory Committee Coordinator, Office of ADA Policy and
Planning
System-Wide Accessibility / Safety and Readiness
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
4100 Garden City Drive, 603-01 C, Hyattsville, MD 20785
Cell: 202 – 570 – 0582
Direct: 202 – 962 – 1934
Office: 202 – 962 – 1100
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