Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The notion of fares going up, my impressions is that WMATA has…”

On the recordApril 28, 2009

The notion of fares going up, my impressions is that WMATA has withheld fare increases over long periods of time, and then had to raise fares.

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Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton discusses WMATA's fare increase strategy.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The notion of fares going up, my impressions is that WMATA has withheld fare increases over long periods of time, and…”