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Transit economics
March 10, 2010: Slashing service and raising fares are tempting during a budget crisis, but that approach ignores public transportation's real benefits for taxpayers. Despite some modest help from the federal stimulus plan, times are tough for public transportation. Across the country, agencies are seeing ridership and government funding drop even as they reduce services and raise fares to keep their budgets balanced.
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In first meeting, new Washington Metro chairman stresses safety
March 10, 2010: Citing a series of deadly crashes, the new chairman of Metro's board of directors emphasized Thursday the need to move passengers safely across the region. "Above everything else, we must provide safe service, and in the past year we have had accidents which have shocked and saddened all of us," said Peter Benjamin, who represents Montgomery County and Maryland on the board, at his first meeting as chairman.
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