Thursday, April 26, 2012
Over objections from disabled commuters, Metro board adopts five percent fare hike starting in July.
Metro riders can expect to pay a bit more to get around the area this summer, as Metro's board of directors approved a new set of fare hikes to take effect on July 1. Just like the series of public hearings on the proposed fare increases earlier this year, the meeting was well-attended by commuters who rely on MetroAccess, the Metro's paratransit system, according to the Washington Post. They railed against the proposed increases to use MetroAccess, which is tied to the cost it takes to use Metro to get from point to point. Metro's 2013 budget unveiled last January proposed hiring more than 1,000 employees in a plan that also raises bus, rail and parking rates across the system. The $1.6 billion budget proposal increases fares by …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Discussion at last night's Metro budget hearing in Hyattsville shines spotlight on concerns of disabled commuters.
About two dozen commuters, the overwhelming majority of them users of Metro's disability access services, protested proposed Metro fare hikes at a public hearing last night at Hyattsville United Methodist Church, a stones throw from the Prince George's Plaza Metro Station. Much of their anger was directed at the 40 cent increase in the base $7 fare for MetroAccess, which provides transportation for disabled commuters who otherwise would have a difficult time using bus or rail services. "I would like for you to test drive my life for a few months and tell me that you can afford an increase, I bet you couldn't do it" said Ty Bush, speaking while seated in an electric wheelchair. "Please do not go up on the prices for us." Advocates for …
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Metro officials want to know your opinion about proposed fare increases. So does Patch. Pre-meeting discussion begins in the comment section.
Local commuters will be able to tell Metro officials exactly what they think of proposed fare increases when Hyattsville hosts the last of a series of six public hearings on proposed Metro fare increases. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church at 6201 Belcrest Road in Hyattsville. Previous meetings in the series, such as this one in Falls Church, have brought out crowds of speakers, many of them critical of aspects of Metro's 2013 budget. Metro's 2013 budget unveiled last January proposed hiring more than 1,000 employees in a plan that also raises bus, rail and parking rates across the system. The $1.6 billion budget proposal would increase fares by 5 percent while expanding the system's total number of …
Julius Nyerere
1:25 am on Friday, April 27, 2012
Metro, stop neglecting your paying customers. You are playing a very dangerous game here. more ›