Metro’s first public hearings on the latest budget start Monday, as the transit system tries to address a significant shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The hearings come as the transit system faces a major budget crisis. Ridership is down about 90% on Metrorail and 60% on Metrobus.
Proposed cuts to the budget are drastic. They include closing 22 rail stations and stopping trains at 9 p.m. every night.
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