Metrobus ridership plummeted and the number of rail passengers fell well below staff projections during the first month of the agency’s new fiscal year — and the first month of higher fares.
Metrobuses transported 11.66 million passengers in July, nearly 1.3 million fewer than during the same month last year. Metro officials had anticipated a much smaller drop, projecting about 200,000 fewer trips.
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