Metro News Release

For immediate release: January 5, 2010

Metro General Manager to host online chat this Friday

Chat to cover a variety of topics

Metro General Manager John Catoe will respond directly to questions about Metro-related issues during an online chat this Friday, January 8, when he hosts “Metro LunchTalk Online” — a live hour-long chat from noon to 1 p.m. Catoe welcomes questions about safety, the budget, planning, Metrobus, Metrorail and MetroAccess during his chat.

Metro customers can log onto Metro LunchTalk Online at 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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Media contact for this news release: Bessy Guevara at 202-962-1051.
For all other inquiries, please call customer service at 202-637-7000.

News release issued at 10:18 am, January 5, 2010.