Metro’s board of directors asked D.C.’s mayor and the D.C. Council for a one-year pause on plans to make all Metrobus rides free in the District.
“The WMATA Board does not believe now is the right time to engage in discussions with the District about a zero-fare program,” a letter sent Thursday by the board’s chair said in part.
Chair Paul Smedberg called for a regional approach to the fares.
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The council unanimously passed a bill in December to make the rides free as early as this summer.
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