Metro weighs adding retail kiosks … with food

Published May 7, 2009 4:00am ET



A new proposal to add retail kiosks to some Metrorail stations could pave the way for riders to pick up DVDs, dry cleaning and even dinner on their home commutes each day.

The transit agency’s board of directors will be reviewing a proposal later this month to add retail sites to 12 Metrorail stations. The plan calls for allowing either permanent or mobile kiosks in the stations, parking areas or sidewalks as a way for the financially challenged transit service to bring in more money.

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