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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Thu Jul 1 20:48:21 2010, in response to Re: WhineMATA, posted by Dupont Circle Station on Thu Jul 1 20:31:01 2010. You are certainly entitled to your opinion.I'd love to see DC step in and provide a larger subsidy for intra-DC travel, and other jurisdictions could do the same, or for some sort of evening out to occur with the per-mileage fares, because as they currently stand, long distance travelers really get hosed. I still take issue with the Beltway as a dividing line of some sort for where an "extra long" trip starts. Maybe because I am a western side of the Red Line rider. The advantage to distance based fares in my mind is that you actually have to travel a specific distance before higher fares kick in, not because you pass over a line that someone drew on a map. Why should I pay a surcharge to go from Grosvenor to Friendship Heights when someone who gets on at Bethesda and goes all the way to Judiciary Square or Union Station is going much further and creating far more congestion in the core? Provided WMATA makes tangible improvements to the customer experience, accountability, abolishing outdated or ineffective practices, and once and for all making rail and bus operations play nice with each other, this will ultimately lead to a substantial increase in ridership and revenues. Very true, and the last item is something that is often discussed with few results. It would be nice to see that change. |
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