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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thursday, February 23, 2012, 5:30 p.m.&lt;br /&gt;
Sister Cities Conference Room, 1101, City Hall&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;A public hearing on the 2013 ATC Transit Development Program (TDP) and fiscal year 2013 budget will be held on February 23, 2012, at 5:30 P. M., in the Sister Cities Conference Room 1101, City Hall.  The proposed program includes:&lt;br /&gt;
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1. No increase in the DASH Base fare; and the price of the monthly DASH Pass will remain at $35.00.&lt;br /&gt;
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2. AT4 midday, off-peak evening, and Saturday service will be eliminated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. AT7 Saturday service will be eliminated.  The Saturday AT1 route will be extended to provide service along Eisenhower Avenue.&lt;br /&gt;
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4. The new Transportation Tax reserved for new or expanded transit and transportation projects will fund the following services to be implemented during FY13:&lt;br /&gt;
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   a) A new crosstown route between Potomac Yard and Mark Center on weekdays and Saturdays.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   b) AT6 peak period service frequency will increase from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   c) Weekday AT7 route will be extended to Landmark Mall.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;   d) Additional bus will be added to the AT2 route to improve service reliability and schedule adherence.&lt;br /&gt;
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If approved, the AT2 service reliability improvement will be effective with the next schedule change in April 2012.  The AT4 and AT7 service eliminations will be effective in August 2012.  The new crosstown route and frequency improvements on the AT6 route will be effective in December 2012.&lt;br /&gt;
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For a copy of the 2013 Transit Development Program (TDP) and budget, please contact Marlene Jones, ATC Secretary, at 703-746-5637, or email &lt;a href="mailto:marlene.jones@alexandriava.gov"&gt;marlene.jones@alexandriava.gov&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;DASH is currently looking for few qualified people to join our team!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Seeking candidates with:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Excellent Customer Service Skills&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A Clean Driving Record&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Reliable and Verifiable Work History&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DASH provides an outstanding salary and benefits package!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information and to complete an employment application, please click here: &lt;a title="DASH Employment Opportunities " href="http://beta.dashbus.com/about/default.aspx?id=20536" target="_blank"&gt;DASH Employment Opportunities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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