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Reductions in early morning, late night and holiday service for Metro Transit riders are set to begin this winter as city agencies attempt to lower their projected spending ahead of next year.
The service cuts, approved unanimously by the city’s Transportation Commission last month, are designed to curb the amount of overtime Metro staff are working, especially in the early morning, when some staff must be on-site 45 minutes before the first bus pulls out of the agency’s garage on Ingersoll Street…