Macrophage87 OP t1_j97xkwt wrote on February 19, 2023 at 11:02 PM

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

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.

thekingoftherodeo t1_j97yg0o wrote on February 19, 2023 at 11:09 PM

How should WMATA pay for that out of interest?

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

Macrophage87 OP t1_j97zfqg wrote on February 19, 2023 at 11:16 PM

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

thekingoftherodeo t1_j983a7d wrote on February 19, 2023 at 11:45 PM

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

ocmike34 t1_j98lp8t wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:10 AM

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.

Macrophage87 OP t1_j9865dx wrote on February 20, 2023 at 12:07 AM

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?

thekingoftherodeo t1_j98dk27 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:05 AM

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?

Macrophage87 OP t1_j98dn2i wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:05 AM

I'm not. WMATA is.

4RunnerPilot t1_j98yj0k wrote on February 20, 2023 at 3:59 AM

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