Metro: Riders less sensitive to fare increase than expected

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Metro riders say they don’t like the transit agency’s new “peak-of-the-peak” surcharges, but the extra 20 cents per trip hasn’t changed their behavior as much as intended, according to a new Metro report. And Metro riders haven’t been as sensitive to the largest fare increases in Metro’s history as the transit agency expected, the agency said.

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