Metro held a Public Hearing May 22, 2006 regarding  *major* service changes on the West and South sides that began Aug. 27, 2006.  Heralded as "improvements" and "efficiences" those changes often involved major service cuts and continued the trend of declining bus service.

<h3> News Articles on Rerouting On the West and South Sides of Madison</h3>

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<li> <a href="http://www.madison.com/communities/mabaa/pages/Changes06.php"> Transit Board Approves Metro Bus Route Changes</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.madison.com/communities/mabaa/pages/rerouting2.php">Students could see bus route changes</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.madison.com/communities/mabaa/pages/rerouting1.php">Metro Bus Changes</a></li>
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<h3> Opinion Articles on the Rerouting</h3>
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<li> <a href="http://www.madison.com/communities/mabaa/pages/rerouting3.php">Madison Metro's New Bus Schedule Is A Headache, Disservice To Many Riders - Nov. 7, 2006</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.madison.com/communities/mabaa/pages/cuts2.php">Metro, mayor ignore bus-dependent, low-income poor - August 29, 2006</a></li> 
<li> <a href="/communities/mabaa/pages/Opinion1.php">Service Is The Key To Increasing Ridership - July 25, 2006</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.madison.com/communities/mabaa/pages/Strategy1.php">Bus Service Cuts And Fare Hikes Not Good Long-term Strategy - June 2, 2006</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.madison.com/communities/mabaa/pages/cuts1.php">Metro Bus Cuts Will Create Hardship - June 1, 2006</a></li>



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