MIAMI-DADE TRANSIT FARE INCREASES TAKE EFFECT OCT. 1, 2008

MIAMI, Sept. 23, 2008
Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) will increase its
base fare from $1.50 to $2 each way starting on Wednesday, October 1,2008. The price of the monthly Metropass will increase from $75 to $100.
Metrorail parking fees also will increase.
This fare increase is only MDT's second in the last 18 years. MDT last raised its fares in 2005, from $1.25 to $1.50. It had remained at $1.00
since 1990.
Rising diesel prices have caused almost half the nation's transit agencies to increase bus fares in the last several months. Higher electricity costs also have caused 69% of transit agencies to increase their fares in rail.
The Golden and Patriot Passport programs are not affected. Customers also can take advantage of group discounts of between $10 and $15 and
tax savings a month if they purchase the Corporate Pass through a pre-tax payroll deduction from their employer. For more information, visit www.miamidade.gov/transit or call 305-770-3131. Residents south
of SW 216 Street should call 305-891-3131.