Looking back on 2006, which Metro dubbed “The Year of the Bus,” the transit agency can point to a lot of changes.

Chiefly, 417 new buses were added to the fleet to replace older models, cutting the average vehicle age from 10 years to seven, which improved reliability, reduced maintenance needs and made the entire fleet wheelchair accessible.

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