Got a burning question? Washington, DC Metro’s chief planner to host online chat Tuesday
(Source: WMATA Press Release)
Join us for “What’s the Plan?”
Metro Assistant General Manager of Planning and Joint Development Nat Bottigheimer will respond directly to questions about planning issues during an online chat Tuesday, April 21, when he hosts “What’s the Plan?” — a live hour-long chat from noon to 1 p.m.
Metro customers can log onto Metro’s online chat at http://www.wmata.com/onlinechat.cfm or via Metro’s homepage at www.metroopensdoors.com. As many questions as possible will be answered during the hour-long session.
An archive of all of the previous online chats is posted on the Web site. Persons without Internet access can call Metro’s Customer Service Office at 202-637-1328 to request a session transcript.
Media contact for this news release: Candace Smith or Lisa Farbstein at 202-962-1051.
Question: If I want to ride with someone from Dunn Loring to Smithsonian, and then ride back without getting out of the station at Smithsonian, can I easily get back out at Dunn Loring, and will it cost anything?
Thanks.
Paula,
Though I am not a Metro employee, I can speak for the way the system operates. If you and your companion are to travel from the Dunn Loring Station to Smithsonian, and you would like to return to Dunn Loring without exiting at the Smithsonian), you will still pay the system’s minimum charge during that time of travel (off-peak versus peak). As soon as you enter the gate at Dunn Loring, you are counted as someone on the system and you will be charged the minimum when you are exiting, even if you exit in 2 secs or within two hours. Here is what the Metro’s charges as published in their system:
Regular fare (In effect on weekdays from opening to 9:30 a.m. and 3-7 p.m. and weekends 2 a.m. to closing)
$1.65 minimum
$4.50 maximum
Reduced fare (All other times)
$1.35 minimum
$1.85 mid-range
$2.35 maximum
You may want to visit the Metro website or call their number – 202-962-1234 to confirm the above info. Hope this helps.