Metro News Release

For immediate release: March 13, 2009

Metro's chief planner to host new online chat next Tuesday

Metro Assistant General Manager of Planning and Joint Development Nat Bottigheimer will respond directly to questions about planning issues during an online chat next Tuesday, March 17, when he hosts a new online chat entitled “What’s the Plan?” — a live hour-long chat from noon to 1 p.m. Bottigheimer will be discussing Metro’s plans for providing a network of faster bus service and how Metro can handle growth over the next 15 years.

Metro customers can log onto Metro’s online chat at http://www.wmata.com/onlinechat.cfm or via Metro’s homepage at www.metroopensdoors.com. As many questions as possible will be answered during the hour-long session.

An archive of all of the previous online chats is posted on the Web site. Persons without Internet access can call Metro’s Customer Service Office at 202-637-1328 to request a session transcript.

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News release issued at 9:18 am, March 13, 2009.