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mass transit

Make Your Voice Heard on Congestion-Pricing

Friday, January 18, 2008, 02:49pm
Submitted by Jonathan Sills

Following its hearing in Manhattan earlier this week, the Traffic Mitigation Commission is holding its final hearing on congestion pricing in Brooklyn next Thursday before it issues its final recommendations on January 31. If you care about this issue (and we know many visitors to this website feel traffic congestion is an important urban livability issue) then you should go to:

Medgar Evers College
1650 Bedford Avenue at Crown Street
Brooklyn, NY
@ 6:00 p.m., on Thursday, January 24

If you plan to speak at the hearing, you must RSVP in advance. Click here to download the form. You can also e-mail written testimony if you'd like to testify but are unable to present.

The Hike Comes to a Head

Tuesday, December 18, 2007, 04:41pm
Submitted by Jonathan Sills

The MTA Board votes this Wednesday, December 19 (that's tomorrow), starting at 9:00 a.m., on whether to approve the proposed hike of 86% on all journeys, and a 6.6% increase on some discount and unlimited MetroCards. As this blog reported back in September, the MTA is anticipating a $300 million surplus in the next fiscal year, which has raised questions as to whether the hike is really necessary to raise the agency's revenues.

As we also wrote back then, the MTA's proposed fare and toll hikes represent a real cost of living increase for most New Yorkers - in a city that already isn't cheap. However, an efficient, well-funded and well-maintained public mass transit system that has sufficient capacity for the growing city is, and will continue to be, a major issue in maintaining the city's livability. How the two issues of affordability and reliable service are dealt with remains to be seen, but if you want to testify before the Board vote tomorrow, you'll need this information:
MTA Headquarters,
347 Madison Avenue (between 44th and 45th streets), 5th floor boardroom
Transit: 4,5,6 or 7 trains to Grand Central Station

If you want to testify yourself, get there at 8:30 a.m. and read the testimony rules.