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The NYC Mayoral Transit Stakes Begin — Stringer Backs Commuter Tax | Transportation Nation

The NYC Mayoral Transit Stakes Begin — Stringer Backs Commuter Tax | Transportation Nation: "Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is the first likely 2013 New York mayoral candidate out of the box with a detailed plan for financing the city’s transit system.  It’s a a mix of solutions — but the gist is this, there should be more financing for transit, and not just from transit riders."

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MTA gives $2B a year to bankers

TWU Leader Won’t Disown Occupy for Fare-Beating | OccupyWallSt.org: "“Instead of using our tax money to properly fund transit, Albany and City Hall have intentionally starved transit of public funds for over twenty years,” the activists said in a press release. “The MTA must resort to bonds (loans from Wall Street) to pay for projects and costs,” they added, calling the agency “a virtual ATM for the super-rich.”

They pointed out that the MTA spends more than $2 billion a year to pay off its debt.

“This means Wall Street bondholders receive a huge share of what we put into the system through the Metrocards we buy and the taxes we pay,” they concluded."

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Successful Fare Strike This [Wednesday] Morning - Tens of Thousands Ride NYC Subways for Free | OccupyWallSt.org

Signs resembling Metro Transit Authority notices were posted  on the subway walls of stations around New York City. Photograph: strikeeverywhere.net

Successful Fare Strike This Morning - Tens of Thousands Ride NYC Subways for Free | OccupyWallSt.org: "This morning before rush hour, teams of activists, many from Occupy Wall Street, in conjunction with rank and file workers from the Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Amalgamated Transit Union, opened up more than 20 stations across the city for free entry. As of 10:30 AM, the majority remain open. No property was damaged. Teams have chained open service gates and taped up turnstiles in a coordinated response to escalating service cuts, fare hikes, racist policing, assaults on transit workers’ working conditions and livelihoods — and the profiteering of the super-rich by way of a system they’ve rigged in their favor."

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NYC: If you give in to fear, the terrorists win.

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read all about it here: http://occupywallst.org/

Bloomberg says mass #transit should be free

It's Hizzoner to ride train - NY Daily News: "Bloomberg had responded with an engineer's detachment some people take as indifference. He noted costs would keep going up and that the money will have to come from somewhere."
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"I would have mass transit be given away for nothing and charge an awful lot for bringing an automobile into the city," he said.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/hizzoner-ride-train-article-1.223682#ixzz1pAwzHgE7
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Petition: Metropolitan Transit Authority: Preserve the G Train Extension | Change.org

Petition: Metropolitan Transit Authority: Preserve the G Train Extension | Change.org: "The G links Brooklyn neighborhoods that otherwise are not readily accessible to one another by bus or subway. The MTA has severely cut the G train's route in Queens. The extension into Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Kensington was one boost in service after years of cuts and fare hikes. The G train is our Brooklyn Local. We need to preserve the G train extension!"

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Fare Free Mass Transit in WNY – Is it possible?

Fare Free Mass Transit in WNY – Is it possible?: "Let’s now imagine a system without fare boxes on its buses and light rail cars, where passengers freely board these mass transit vehicles to go to work, school, or shopping (nationally these three categories comprise 75% of all mass transit rides). Further imagine the same system safely transporting our aging population, encouraging increased urbanization, reducing traffic congestion, avoiding the need for roadway expansion costs, parking lots, and also providing increased health and environmental benefits."

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What New York's Transit System Could Learn From São Paulo - Regional Plan Association

What New York's Transit System Could Learn From São Paulo - Regional Plan Association: "In addition to technology and design, the Metro also has generous staffing. At busy train stations, platform agents are located at every train door. Station agents also help less mobile passengers find their way around the system. There is a priority boarding car at the front of the train for elderly, pregnant women and the disabled. This system works because other passengers respect this rule, no matter how crowded the other cars are. The staff keep stations clean and safe — the metro has a clean-up policy which requires any dent or piece of gum on the floor to be immediately fixed or removed."

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175 show up for #occupy meeting in small NY town

Occupy Wall Street movement hits Orange County | recordonline.com: ""It's an amazing cross-section of people," said Weiss.

Attiya Awadallah, who attends SUNY New Paltz, said she was eager to hear what was on people's minds.

"It makes you feel like you're a part of something big," said Awadallah.

Subjects ranged from anti-forclosure home defense to stopping corporate personhood to taxing the rich."

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