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Macrophage87 OP t1_j97qo02 wrote

Reply to comment by iamkatemiddleton in Metro budget feedback: make federal holidays subject to $2 weekend fare, not normal weekday fare. by Macrophage87

Paying an extra $30 for a family to make a roundtrip during a holliday under the new proposal would change people's minds.

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thekingoftherodeo t1_j97x6vt wrote

Not sure there's 8 people in the average family buddy!

How is their "a dangerous driving situation" at present with the current fare structure?

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Macrophage87 OP t1_j97xkwt wrote

The new metro proposal will do away with off-peak fares, making a round trip $13 per person at max, rather than $4 per person. For 4 people, that's $52 vs. $16.

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thekingoftherodeo t1_j97yg0o wrote

How should WMATA pay for that out of interest?

Is it just the 10 federal holidays you want or is there more?

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Macrophage87 OP t1_j97zfqg wrote

Just the 11 federal holidays (juneteenth was added).. We do this for all 104 weekend days and any day after 9:30 pm.

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thekingoftherodeo t1_j983a7d wrote

But again, how is it going to be paid for?

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ocmike34 t1_j98lp8t wrote

WMATA is a service. Not a for profit company. You don’t complain about paying for FireFighters/Postmen/Police/Military or VDOT? Ok… maybe complaints against VDOT are valid.

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Macrophage87 OP t1_j9865dx wrote

The Metro increasing off-peak weekday fares would more than cover it. Also, during holidays, we get weekend service, with longer headways due to lower ridership. Why should we have to pay weekday rush prices for weekend service?

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thekingoftherodeo t1_j98dk27 wrote

So you're proposing to increase fares for regular commuters? To be clear: you want the actual lifeblood of the system to subsidize casual users on the weekends?

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4RunnerPilot t1_j98yj0k wrote

You don’t understand how public transit investment work. It’s okay.

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