Metro News Release

For immediate release: March 20, 2007

Metro to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Metrobus Service Changes in Arlington and Fairfax Counties

Metro will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m., this Thursday, March 22, at the Arlington County Trades Center Park Operations Conference Center at 2700 S. Taylor Street in Arlington, Va., on the restructuring of Metrobus routes 25A, F, G, J, P, R, the Ballston-Braddlee-Pentagon Line, the 7B, C, D, P, the Lincolnia-North Fairlington Line, and the 22B, the implementation of Saturday service on the Pentagon-Army-Navy Drive-Shirley Park Line.

The proposed plan restructures the lines to simplify the route structure, eliminate unproductive segments and match the demand with the appropriate level of service. The plan will add service on the 25 Line in Arlington and Fairfax counties. Metro coordinated the proposed changes with the City of Alexandria and Arlington and Fairfax counties.

All organizations or individuals desiring to speak to the proposed changes can present their views, make supporting statements and offer alternative proposals. Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to be heard at this public hearing are requested to furnish in writing their name, address, telephone number and organization affiliation, if any, by noon, Thursday, March 22, to the Office of the Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. Alternatively, individuals may fax this information to the Office of the Secretary at (202) 962-1133. Please submit only one speaker's name per letter. Lists of individual speakers will not be accepted. Others present at the hearing may be heard after those persons on the witness list have been called and heard. Public officials will be heard first and will be allowed five minutes each to make their presentations. Other speakers will be allowed three minutes each and will be heard in the order of registration. Relinquishing of time by one speaker to another is not permitted.

Those who are unable to speak at the hearing may submit written statements. At the address above or by e-mail to public-hearing-testimony@wmata.com. Please reference the Hearing and/or Docket Number shown at the beginning of this document in your submission.

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News release issued at 12:00 am, March 20, 2007.