Metro Opens Public Hearings On Fare Increases

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Metro has scheduled a series of public hearings to hear from riders about proposed fare increases.

The first of the hearings begins Monday evening at Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Services Center at 7 p.m.. They will continue through March 6. The hearings are required whenever Metro plans a fare increase.

Hearings this week will also be held in Falls Church and southeast Washington. A hearing next Monday will be held in Arlington.

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