Metro Sells Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Passes
Courtesy of Metro
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, the first to honor an African American man on the National Mall, will be dedicated Aug. 28. So why not remember the historic occasion with a commemorative Metro fare card?
The one-day pass, which includes an image of the statue, costs $9 and can be purchased online or at a Metro sales facility.
This isn’t the first time Metro has issued a commemorative pass to mark an historic occasion; the system sold permanent, $10 SmarTrip cards in the lead up to the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
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