Time To Speak Up!
Yesterday the MTA issued a press release which is of great interest to drivers & straphangers all over the tri-state area. The press was to announce the 8 scheduled public hearings in regards to the proposed fare & toll hikes. The hearings will take place in all 5 boroughs along with Nassau, Rockland, & Westchester counties respectively. Here is the schedule for those hearings:
- Monday, November 5, 2007, 6 p.m.
Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
Grand Ballroom
333 Adams Street, Brooklyn
- Monday, November 5, 2007, 6 p.m.
Palisades Center
Raso Community Room, 4th floor
1000 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack
- Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 6 p.m.
Farmingdale State College
Roosevelt Hall – Little Theater
2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale
- Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 6 p.m.
Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel
Ballroom
135-20 39th Avenue, Flushing, Queens
- Thursday, November 8, 2007, 6 p.m.
Westchester County Center
East Wing, 1st floor
198 Central Avenue, White Plains
- Thursday, November 8, 2007, 6 p.m.
Hotel Pennsylvania
Ball Room, 2nd floor
401 7 Avenue (West 32 and West 33 Streets), Manhattan
- Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 6 p.m.
Michael J. Petrides Educational Complex
Auditorium, Building C
715 Ocean Terrance, Staten Island
- Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 6 p.m.
Lehman College
Speech and Theater Building
Lovinger Theatre, 1st floor
250 Bedford Park Boulevard, Bronx
For the first time ever, the MTA has scheduled a public engagement workshop to discuss the fare & toll hikes along with their vision for the next 5 – 10 years. There also plans to hold an online workshop to discuss the same issues.
Ever since the fare hike was discussed, many fellow bloggers & straphangers have shared their strong opinion for & against the proposed fare & toll hikes. I am hoping the same passion that was displayed on blogs & in print about these issues translates into a big attendance at all of these public hearings. While one could argue these hearings are nothing more than MTA grandstanding, it is not an excuse to stay quiet. How can anyone expect change if they are just going to make initial statements & not follow up on them? The answer is they can not & this is a time to show our strength in numbers!
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