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Posted by Dupont Circle Station on Thu Jul 1 13:24:34 2010, in response to Re: WhineMATA, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Jun 30 15:34:02 2010. What has really annoyed me is how they have on 4 occasions now since 2005 been unwilling to consider my suggestion to go to a base fare of $2.00, with a $0.25-$0.50 surcharge for peak-of-peak (8-9:30AM and 4:30-6PM were my hours). An extra $0.50-$1.00 if a trip crossed the Beltway. Local Metrobus would be $1.50 for SmarTrip or $2.00 for cash.This would make the maximum peak fare $2.75-$3.50, keeping the system affordable for people living at the ends of the lines. It would also encourage people who can use Metrobus as an alternative to rail to do so. For example, I started taking the D6 to get to clients downtown from Dupont instead of the Red line because it was closer at both ends. (Coming home, it stops right across the street instead of 3 blocks away.) What made little sense to me was the buses would arrive at Dupont, crowded to packed and empty out with the bulk of those people getting on the subway. A little over a dozen people remained, most of whom exited by Connecticut/Farragut. The only folks on after I exited at 15th were folks who had come from Sibley and were heading to SE. Getting more people to use/remain on the buses that serve the same destinations as the subway would reduce some of the crowding problems. |
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