Request adds even more positions than original proposal Metro is seeking to add 345 positions in its coming budget, increasing its request for staffing yet again.

The transit agency says in a report to its board of directors that it would like to raise the headcount to 11,319. That’s even more than the agency sought in January when Metro originally released a budget proposal calling for 263 new positions. It’s the second year in a row that Metro would increase its staffing, after scaling back with layoffs the year before.