BusTalk

[Mr. Linsky]

As posted at the Straphanger's Network

Dear rider,

The bad news has arrived like a crowded rush-hour
train!

With fuel prices up and the economy down, public aid
for mass transit hasn't kept up – and now the MTA is
proposing multiple fare hikes to close the gap.

Both Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson have called on
the MTA to solve its budget problems without raising
fares – but simple math says subway and bus riders
will shoulder the burden unless the state and city boost
funding for mass transit. We can Halt the Hike, but
only if we make New York's voice heard, so please add
your name to: http://www.haltthehike.org

State funding from Albany for the MTA is lagging far
behind what's needed to maintain our aging subway
system and meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

New York City isn't doing any better: City Hall now
contributes just 7% of the cost of keeping the transit
system – the engine of our economy – running.

With the cost of living going through the roof,
working families in New York can't afford a fare hike for
the second year in a row. That's why the Working
Families Party and NYPIRG's Straphangers' Campaign are
teaming up again to fight for adequate funding for New
York's public transportation system – the greatest public
asset New York owns.

It won't be easy, but together we can save public
transportation – if we make sure Albany and City Hall
hear us loud and clear.

Join the call: www.haltthehike.org

Gene Russianoff
Staff Attorney

Mr. Linsky - Green Bus Lines, Inc., Jamaica, NY