This is great Daniel. Thanks so much. <div><br></div><div>I will be speaking with Lee (organizer with ACE) over the phone on Friday morning to discuss partnership with them and their community partners. I will keep street posted as that conversation moves forward</div>
<div><br></div><div>IF Daniel or someone else could put Daniels previous email into a more legible and clear-cut format, I think it would be a very powerful educational tool that we can tweet out, get on the OB website, and do email blasts with to drive momentum around this issue.</div>
<div><br></div><div>thoughts on that, anyone available to do that?</div><div><br></div><div>Brett</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Daniel Mc <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danielm@occupyboston.org">danielm@occupyboston.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi All,<br>
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Wanted to send this along so we have a better understanding of what the MBTA itself will be doing in the coming weeks.<br>
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It would be great to have a presence at the public hearings that they hold and also to better educate ourselves on exactly what is being done. Some info below.<br>
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Best,<br>
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Subject: MBTA fare and Service Changes<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:danielm@occupyboston.org" target="_blank">danielm@occupyboston.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:danielm@occupyboston.org" target="_blank">danielm@occupyboston.org</a>><br>
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The T will conduct over 20 public hearings on fare hike proposals.<br>
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Proposed fares based on type of pass (Type;proposed;current;%<u></u>change)<br>
Local Bus $55.00 $40.00 37.5%<br>
LinkPass $80.00 $59.00 35.6%<br>
Senior/TAP LinkPass $40.00 $20.00 100.0%<br>
Student LinkPass $40.00 $20.00 100.0%<br>
1-Day LinkPass $12.00 $9.00 33.3%<br>
7-Day LinkPass $20.00 $15.00 33.3%<br>
Inner Express $127.00 $89.00 42.7%<br>
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Proposal 2:Local Bus $2.00 $1.50 33.3%<br>
Rapid Transit $3.00 $2.00 50.0%<br>
Inner Express Bus $4.50 $3.50 28.6%<br>
Outer Express Bus N/A $5.00 N/A<br>
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Public Meetings in Greater Boston:<br>
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January 17, Tuesday Newton 5:30-7:30 PM Newton City Hall 1000 Commonwealth Avenue<br>
January 18, Wednesday Chelsea 6:00-8:00 PM Public Library, Auditorium 569 Broadway<br>
January 19, Thursday Boston (Roxbury) 6:00-8:00 PM Roxbury Community College Auditorium<br>
1234 Columbus Avenue<br>
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January 23, Monday Boston 1:00-3:00 PM<br>
4:30-6:30 PM Transportation Building, Floor 2 Conference Rooms 2, 3 10 Park Plaza<br>
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January 31, Tuesday Boston (Mattapan) 6:00-8:00 PM Mildred Avenue Community Center 5 Mildred Avenue<br>
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February 1, Wednesday Jamaica Plain 6:00-8:00 PM Hennigan Community Center, Cafeteria<br>
200 Heath Street <br>
February 2, Thursday Boston (Dorchester) 1:00-3:00 PM and<br>
6:00-8:00 PM Dorchester House Multi-Service Center 1353 Dorchester Avenue<br>
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February 7, Tuesday Lynn 6:00-8:00 PM City Council Chambers 3 City Hall Square<br>
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February 8, Wednesday Boston (West End) 4:30-6:30 PM Shriners Hospital Auditorium 51 Blossom Street<br>
February 13, Monday Boston (South Station area) 6:00-8:00 PM Boston Public Library Boston Room<br>
700 Boylston Street <br>
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February 15, Wednesday Quincy 6:00-8:00 PM Thomas Crane Public Library 40 Washington Street<br>
February 16, Thursday Malden 6:00-8:00 PM City Council Chambers 200 Pleasant Street <br>
February 28, Tuesday Somerville 6:00-8:00 PM High School Auditorium 81 Highland Avenue<br>
February 29, Wednesday Cambridge 6:00-8:00 PM Citywide Senior Center<br>
806 Massachusetts Avenue <br>
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March 1, Thursday Waltham 6:00-8:00 PM Government Center Auditorium<br>
119 School Street <br>
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Causes according to MBTA:The Authority’s operating costs for energy, fuel, and health care have continued to rise, and costs for THE RIDE service have<br>
grown by nearly 400% over the last decade. While THE RIDE’s operating costs have increased over the past 10 years, the<br>
primary cost increase has been due to exponential growth in ridership on that service.<br>
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2. The T is financially burdened with principal and interest payments on $5.2 billion in debt that consume nearly 30% of its annual<br>
operating budget.<br>
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3. Since 2000, the T’s primary source of funding (a 20% share of statewide sales tax receipts) has not produced the steadily<br>
increasing revenue stream originally projected.<br>
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