Metro proposes service cuts

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Metro proposed a way to close a $154 million budget gap Thursday that includes eliminating dozens of “duplicate” bus lines, closing some station fare gates on nights and weekends, and increasing the time between when buses and trains arrive.

Although less severe than earlier ideas that included stopping weekday trains at 10 p.m., the more than $21 million of proposed service cuts met resistance from board members who must approve the budget.

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