We had no idea the can of worms we were opening when we suggested that Metro might want to consider introducing some sort or weekly or monthly pass. We got a flurry of responses in the comments section pointing out that Metro offers several different passes. Since then, however, the issue, and its relation to Metro’s new SmarTrip-only lanes, has been the subject of even more discussion in the online media-verse.

After mulling over the various comments and responses on this topic, we would like to revise our initial recommendation; Metro needs not only to offer a monthly or weekly pass, but one that is integrated with SmarTrip.