Metro ridership, revenue falling below projections

Published November 29, 2010 5:00am ET



Metro’s revenue and ridership — especially among bus passengers — are falling well below projections since the transit agency raised fares last summer. Metrobus has driven about 42 million passengers through the first four months of Metro’s fiscal year, more than 3 million fewer than a year ago, according to the agency’s October financial report.

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