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MTA Public Hearing on B23 Bus Route Elimination and Student Metro Card Elimination
| Posted on: February 9, 2010 |
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be holding public hearings on proposed changes in fares and crossing charges, levels of service, such as the elimination of the B23 bus and student metro cards, and partial or complete closings of subway stations or of means of public access to stations.
Proposed changes are summarized below and pertain, as applicable, to MTA New York City Transit (NYCT), the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA), MTA Staten Island Railway (SIR), MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), MTA Metro-North Railroad (MNR), MTA Bridges and Tunnels (B&T), MTA Long Island Bus (LI Bus) and MTA Bus.
For more complete descriptions of these potential changes, please consult information posted at MTA stations and on the MTA website, www.mta.info or call 212-878-7483. Please note: other service adjustments and cost-reduction steps are under consideration that may also affect operation of subway, bus and rail lines, bridges and tunnels, staffing of stations and general provision of service. Although these possible changes do not require public hearing, they are described in informational material available on the MTA website.
Wed, 3/3/10
Brooklyn Museum
Cantor Auditorium
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
6PM
Directions:
- 2 3 trains to Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum
- 4 5 trains to Franklin Avenue
- Shuttle S to Botanic Garden
- Bus: B41, 45, 48, 69, 71
Registration to speak will be open until 9 p.m. on the dates of the hearings. Oral testimony is limited to 3 minutes per speaker.
To register to speak in advance of the hearings, for more information, or to comment in writing contact Douglas Sussman, Director, MTA Community Affairs, 347 Madison Ave, NY, NY 10017, (212) 878-7483.
Additional information can be found at www.mta.info. Comments may also be made on the MTA website.
In accordance with applicable legal requirements notices are being posted at appropriate locations throughout the MTA system with respect to the proposals under consideration. All public hearing locations are accessible to the mobility impaired. Interpreter services will be available for the hearing impaired.
Topics: MTA