WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release:

Metro has seen positive trends in recent months with growing ridership and more customers paying their fares, showing efforts to reduce fare evasion and increase safety are working.

Highlights include:

* 22 million bus and rail trips in March -- 14% higher than last year.

* Fare evasion is down 50% on rail compared to last year.

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