Crisis averted, fares hiked: What Metro’s new budget means for riders
Posted on AllSides May 2nd, 2024
From The Left
After months of financial challenges and threats to shutter rail stations and bus lines, Metro has a new budget that avoids catastrophic service cuts.
But it still comes at a cost to riders.
The transit agency’s board passed a $4.8 billion budget last week for the coming fiscal year that will maintain rail and bus service levels but raise fares by 12.5 percent.
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