In case $4 gas wasn't enough for you, the Metro Finance Committee has voted to increase fares by as much as 15% beginning on July 1st: http://tinyurl.com/c4v3qpl
The largest fare is increasing from $5 one way to a whopping $5.75. Many of these people also pay for parking which will go up 25 cents a day adding $1.75 to their daily commute.
The changes are meant to simplify the number of types of fares and help close the $103 million budget deficit. However, many riders are left wondering whether they are paying more for deficient service.
Many escalators are broken more often than they are working, trains can be more packed than the Tokyo subway, and repeated mechanical failures and track work snarl traffic.
Hopefully, Metro will look at ways to reduce their budget and improve service without causing further strain on the wallets of their riders.
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