It will now cost you more to take a taxi in D.C. D.C.'s Department of For-Hire Vehicles added a $1 surcharge to fares as a way to offset higher gasoline prices.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 24: Taxi cabs are lined up waiting on passengers outside Union Station on the day before Thanksgiving on November 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. Amtrak is working to protect travelers from COVID-19 during this busy travel season by mandating facial coverings, using new onboard air filtration systems, real-time seat availability, no change fees through January 4 and touch-free options through the Amtrak app. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 24: Taxi cabs are lined up waiting on passengers outside Union Station on the day before Thanksgiving on November 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. Amtrak is working to protect travelers from COVID-19 during this busy travel season by mandating facial coverings, using new onboard air filtration systems, real-time seat availability, no change fees through January 4 and touch-free options through the Amtrak app. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)
It will now cost you more to take a taxi in D.C.
D.C.’s Department of For-Hire Vehicles added a $1 surcharge to fares as a way to offset higher gasoline prices.
Lauren Hamilton is an Associate Producer at WTOP and a graduate of the University of Maryland. She enjoys covering the intersection of arts, culture and social justice in local communities. She began as an intern with WTOP in the summer of 2021.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 24: Taxi cabs are lined up waiting on passengers outside Union Station on the day before Thanksgiving on November 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. Amtrak is working to protect travelers from COVID-19 during this busy travel season by mandating facial coverings, using new onboard air filtration systems, real-time seat availability, no change fees through January 4 and touch-free options through the Amtrak app. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 24: Taxi cabs are lined up waiting on passengers outside Union Station on the day before Thanksgiving on November 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. Amtrak is working to protect travelers from COVID-19 during this busy travel season by mandating facial coverings, using new onboard air filtration systems, real-time seat availability, no change fees through January 4 and touch-free options through the Amtrak app. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)
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