Metro board approves fare increases

Metro’s board of directors approved on Thursday a 10-cent fare surcharge on buses and trains through the end of June after hundreds of riders sounded off on a slate of proposals to close a $40 million emergency budget gap.

The board voted unanimously to cut administrative costs further rather than tap into capital money reserved for maintenance, having heard riders’ concerns that the faltering system could not afford to put off any more work on the aging system.