Metro ridership continues to fall

Metro expanded its rail network in 2016, opening eagerly anticipated extensions of the Gold and Expo rail lines—but a surge in the number of people taking trains was not enough to overcome a sharp decline in bus ridership.

Bus ridership plunged nearly 9 percent, and systemwide, Metro tallied 25 million fewer rides last year than in 2015, a 6 percent drop, acc... read more...