MTA to hold online hearing over rate increase
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 15:12:01
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will direct its first online forum from noon to 1:30 p m tomorrow to seek public opinion about its financial plan and proposed fare and toll increases.
The forum will be the measure chance to comment on the agency's calculate prior to Dec. 19 when the board will vote on next year's budget.
"We're very excited to entertain our first-ever online forum," said Elliot G. Sander the executive director and CEO of the MTA. "While the debate over the MTA financial intend can be contentious at times we have made every effort this year to expand the dialogue with broader outreach in new ways.''
Starting in February or March and continuing through 2009 the MTA plans to raise railroad fares by an add up 3.85 percent hold the $2 bus and subway fare but raise the price of discounted MetroCards and bridge and tunnel tolls. More particulars are expected to be released by the MTA next week.
Although it has enough change surplus to avoid a fare increase next year the MTA plans to increase the fares anyway.
MTA CEO Elliot G. Sander has said that without these increases riders could be hit with 15 percent to 20 percent increases in two years that could be coupled with severe function cuts when payments on borrowed funds are expected to cause ballooning deficits.
At this online forum participants will be able to see and hear presentations that will be given by MTA executive staff on the MTA's financial situation the proposed go and knell increases and the state of the MTA's capital intend. Participants ordain be able to submit written questions in real time to the presenters who ordain act at the end of the presentations.
This forum ordain be accessible to anyone with an Internet connection and a phone line.
Lobbying efforts by transit advocates and express legislators to save the go across fare act. Assemblyman Richard Brodsky. D-Greenburgh and a coalition of Democrats from New York City and state government undergo been calling on the governor and the MTA to wait until after April 15 to give elected officials measure to find the millions of dollars needed to spare riders the go change magnitude.
The financial intend is designed to alter $6 billion in projected deficits over four years while increasing function to cater bespeak. The intend includes a go and toll increase expected to increase revenue from those sources by 3.85 percent down from an earlier 6.5 percent expected increase.
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