Crimes at bus stops saw a 69 percent increase from 87 in 2014 to 147 in 2015.

We’d be remiss if we didn’t point out a story from this morning’s Examiner which quotes Metro Assistant General Manager Gerald Francis saying the agency is considering spacing out bus stops on many Metrobus lines in order to improve bus service. Perhaps Francis and company have been reading DCist comment threads? The too-frequent spacing of bus stops, which occur at nearly every block on some lines, has been a rallying cry for District residents for…