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Sign the petition to halt the proposed MTA fare hike: http://www.haltthehike.org/ " The MTA is predicting a $300 million surplus next year. But they still want to raise fares on 86% of all trips. Working families already struggle to make it in New York, and now this?" Sign the petition There are just two days left before the MTA Board meets on Dec. 19th to vote on proposed fare and toll increases. That means we've got one last shot at stopping the fare hike dead in its tracks - before the MTA gives New Yorkers an early lump of coal. Thousands of New Yorkers have signed our online petition to halt the hike. If you haven't signed yet, do so now. If you have, take 30 seconds to pass this on to 10 friends: www.HaltTheHike.org This Wednesday we'll testify before the MTA Board votes and hand in all the signatures we've collected. Join us if you can make it: 9:00 AM, Wednesday, Dec. 19th at MTA Headquarters: 347 Madison Avenue (between 44th and 45th – take the 4,5,6 or 7 trains to Grand Central Station) 5th Floor Boardroom If you want to testify yourself, get there at 8:30 AM and read the testimony rules. This week, the MTA staff released its final fare hike proposal, which will raise fares on 86% of all trips taken. The cost of some discount and unlimited Metrocards will go up by as much as 6.6%. The Mayor and Governor, who together run the MTA and appoint its Board, each announced their support for the fare hike proposal, even though the MTA is expecting a $300 million surplus next year. The MTA needs real long-term investment to keep our city vibrant and meet the challenges of the 21st century. We agree with that. But there's no need, and really no excuse, for raising the fares now. With Pataki and Guiliani gone, we could finally get the proper level of State and City aid. Scores of State Assembly Members and Senators, not to mention City Council Members, have urged the Governor and Mayor to look for other revenue sources during the budgetary process this Spring. Let's not forget, 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. This fight is really about the kind of city we want to have. If we want middle class and working class people to survive in New York City, we have to keep mass transit affordable. Let's stop the fare hike dead in its tracks. One last chance: www.HaltTheHike.org 
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