What Metro Honchos Pull Down

General Manager -- $300,000
Deputy GM Admin & CFO -- $234,999.999
Deputy GM Operations -- $230,999.984
Chief Safety Officer -- $185,000
Assistant General Manager (AGM), Bus -- $183,999.999
Chief, MTPD -- $181,280.001
Inspector General -- $177,675.001
General Counsel -- $175,100
AGM, Corp. Strategy & Communication -- $175,000
Chief of Staff -- $172,724.996
Chief Performance Officer -- $170,724.971
Chief HR Officer -- $165,000
AGM, Information Technology -- $164,800.001
AGM, Access Services -- $154.499.998
AGM, Planning & Joint Development -- $154,499.998

We asked WMATA why some of the salaries are rounded off to three decimal points the thousandth of a cent because it seems a little precise for WMATA. Their reply was "It's a business decision that was made years ago."

O.K.

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• Fare hike 3.0.1 delayed (WMATA) From reader Michael: The posters on the kiosks and fare machines are listing the lower SmarTrip card prices. The poster also says "using a SmarTrip card saves 25 cents per trip" This implies that the listed prices are cash, and I get a discount for a SmarTrip card. What the poster should say is either the higher prices, or "paper farecards 25 cents extra." Considering the people using the fare machine posters are not likely to be regular users, the former would be less confusing to them.
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• How seriously will WMATA take the NTSB recommendations? (WaPo)
• Metro Board members play hooky (Examiner)
• Metro to add signs on how to contact cops (Examiner)