Friday is the last chance for commuters to comment on the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) proposed 3 percent fare increase.  If adopted, the increase would take effect the first week of July 2012, to coincide with the start of FY2013.

Written comments may be:

• Emailed to: publiccomment@vre.org
• Faxed to: 703-684-1313 

The PDF attached to this article shows normal and discounted (advance-purchase) fares proposed for the 2013 fiscal year.

"The Virginia Railway Express Operations Board has asked its member localities to examine a proposed $88.7 million Fiscal Year 2013 budget that anticipates fewer dollars from the state and federal governments and an increase in fuel prices," VRE spokesman Mark Roeber told the Washington Post.