Metro Transit, which tonight is holding a public hearing on fare increases, may be the first Madison department to be reshaped under the local property tax limits now signed into law by Gov. Jim Doyle.
….The per-ride price under contracts held by employers such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Metro’s largest single customer, would rise from 82.5 cents to 88 cents.
Because city officials want these fare increases to take effect in August before students return and contracts for unlimited ride cards are renegotiated, Metro’s budget looks as though it will take shape before those of other city departments.