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.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The notion of fares going up, my impressions is that WMATA has withheld fare increases over long periods of time, and…”
On the recordApril 28, 2009
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Norton discusses WMATA's fare increase strategy.
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