Panel suggests largest cuts to service in Metro history

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Cuts to Metro service being suggested by a regional advisory panel are so drastic that commuters “will be asking for a fare increase,” a Metro spokeswoman said.

Metro board members are slated to begin discussing the largest proposed service cuts in the agency’s history Thursday as Metro grapples with rising costs amid an economic downturn.

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