Metro to raise transit rates starting on Jan. 6

The folks at Metro have decided to raise the rates for transit on their bus and their trains beginning on January 6. This is to help offset some of the budget deficit that the agency has incurred over at least the past year. You can check the WMATA site here for the complete list of fare increases starting on Sunday. Essentially you’ll probably be paying around $.25 more for the trains and a little bit more at the parking lots. For a complete list of these rate changes, visit the Metro website. If you need to calculate your own fare for one-way travel on Metro, you can visit their travel calculator which has taken into account the new rates.