Comments on: Fare Hike Confusion – Bait and Switch?

By: Mr.Accrss

Mr.Accrss — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:56:43 +0000

I'm starting a new site that is geared for disabled persons in the Metropolitan area. This site will be for disable persons to submit areas in Wash. DC, Maryland and Virginia to give credit to businesses, theaters, bars, clubs etc that are TRULY handicap accessible.

The setback is…I don't have a disability, you see. I've been a paratransit operator for 3 years and alot of my riders have become friends. One day I dropped a guy off at the Marriott hotel in Greenbelt to go to the bar. He told me he had called ahead to ask if they were accessible. They told him they were. When I picked him up 6 hours later, he told me that they made him go out of the front, around the parking lot and he and his date entered through the kitchen. When they went to eat, they had to wait 45 mins as other diners were uprooted and reseated..WITH food in hand. The look of embarrassment and shame doused his face. When he went to the bar section, there was a 7 inch step that hindered him from entering the bar area.

I'm looking to set up a "directory" as well as an interactive community on this website. Somewhere that they can submit places that are TRULY accessible by persons with ALL disabilities.

Please check out http://www.AccessTheDMV.com

I'd be happy to add your site as a backlink.

By: miika

miika — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:26:35 +0000

@atuss Not so – http://bit.ly/ajMtxe – more like by $4.50

By: One Metro Rail Rider

One Metro Rail Rider — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:29:35 +0000

Here's an example of the confusion –

It is possible to get where I need to go by bus. Ok – 3 of them.
OR
I can take 2 trains and 2 bus rides to get there.

If I stay within the bus transfer periods, my total is one thing, if outside the period the total fare would be more.

Given the vaguries of MetroAccess trip completion times – will I be charged the higher fee because my trip wasn't completed within a standard bus transfer period?

On another subject: If MetroAccess thinks this will force me to use their EZ Pay system, they have another think coming. They couldn't keep it straight when the court ordered 20 free trips be given to riders… stealing at least 3 fares that I know of. No recourse to correct errors either. Emails requesting the situation be rectified haven't been answered and it is THREE YEARS later. No way am I giving them 40*? per month. EZ Pay is not like a swipe card. MetroAccess controls the deductions directly.

Magic 8 Ball pricing, proven black box fare accounting…. doesn't even sound like we'll even get lube for this happy party coming our way.