Catoe Drops Metro Fare-Hike Plan, For Now

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A FARE HIKE WON'T be coming to Metro in the year ahead. Nor will a slate of multi-tiered pricing plans and downtown congestion fees proposed last year. As The Post's Lena H. Sun reports, Metro General Manager John Catoe has officially shelved those plans, which pre-dated his arrival at the transit agency and failed to generate much goodwill from the commuting public. To fend off a fare hike, Catoe is moving forward with a plan to slash jobs and cut costs within the transit agency.

But a fare hike might be necessary next year. And Catoe's plan is the kind of solution that hasn't been seen in D.C. before. Writes Sun:

... Catoe said he would propose a fare-increase plan this summer or fall that would be tied to cost-of-living measures, such as the consumer price index. Fares would rise at regular intervals rather than by big jumps every few years.

» "Metro Drops Plan For Fare Increases" [WaPo]