WTOP radio, 2/9:
Metro: Ridership decline can’t be attributed to weather, isolated event
WASHINGTON — Metro ridership was down sharply at nearly every rail station and in all time periods.
Metro’s Finance and Administration Committee reports that the number of weekday riders on Metro rail dropped 6.1 percent last year compared to the previous year. In the second half of 2015, the ridership numbers fell to the lowest level since 2004.
The weekend decline is far worse, with ridership down 12 percent.
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