"Given the recent 9 percent growth in ridership, Metrolink is opposed to reducing service and needs

Metrolink riders will soon be paying $20 more for a monthly pass now that the agency's board approved a 7 percent fare increase to help close a $13 million shortfall mostly caused by an increase in fuel costs.
The fare boost, which was approved on Wednesday, takes effect on July 1 and will generate an additional $4.5 million in revenue to cover the agency's 2012-13 fiscal year operating costs, according to a Metrolink staff report.
The remainder of the funding gap about $8.5 million will be paid with an increased subsidy from Metrolink's five member agencies, which include: the Orange County Transportation Authority, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Riverside County Transportation Commission, San Bernardino Associated Governments and the Ventura County Transportation Commission.
According to Metrolink, the costs impacting this year's budget include a "dramatic" rise in the cost of fuel (78 percent over the fiscal year 2011 budget), construction materials and increases in contracts due to labor-negotiation settlements.
"Given the recent 9 percent growth in ridership, Metrolink is opposed to reducing service and needs to ensure that it has the resources to continue to offer service at a level expected by passengers," a previous Metrolink report key west vacation rentals by owner read.
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