In the coming weeks Metro’s Board of Directors will gather to finalize a proposed set of fare increases that will take effect this summer, but a new budget document to be presented this week hints that the increases may be less than what was originally expected.

by moworld As predicted, Metro’s board of directors approved a host of fare increases today, which, according to Dr. Gridlock, are the most sweeping in WMATA history. Jim Graham cast the only dissenting vote against the increases, the first of which go into effect this Sunday. The remaining increases will be rolled out on August 1 and later in the fall. As of next week, you will see peak average peak Metrorail fares rise…