(From coverage of a previous rally)
WHAT: "Save Our Public Transit!" March and Rally
WHEN: Today! Friday, June 8, 2012, 3:00pm until 5:00pm.
WHERE: 11 Stanwix Street (the corner of Stanwix St and Fort Pitt Blvd in Downtown Pittsburgh), Downtown Pittsburgh
More info at Facebook event page here and at Pittsburghers for Public Transit website.
6 comments:
Save transit. Pay a reasonable fare. Cut wages and benefits. Fire excess management. Reduce pensions and other payouts.
Next?
Well, certainly I can agree with the excessive management part. I would hope that some kind of wage and benefit reform (with increases no more than inflation (currently effectively zero) for a foreseeable future) would be possible.
As for a reasonable fare, I wonder if we would agree on what that is.
CM,
Pittsburgh bus fare is now $2.25. It will go up to $2.50 on July 1st.
Here are current bus fares for other cities:
NYC: $2.25
Cleveland $2.25
Chicago: $2.25 for cash, $2.00 with Farecard
Miami: $2.00
Cincinnati: $1.75
D.C.: $1.50 using SmarTrip, $1.70 using cash
Detroit: $1.50
So I guess you think all these other cities have too low fares....
PAT has the highest wages and a fare that doesn't match. And, yes I think all the fares are too low. Come into the 21st Century.
Better yet - Eliminate PAT and it sucking off taxpayers. Or, eliminate the Union, a good start to eliminating ALL public sector unions. ALL.
Yes, by all means. Let's raise fares everywhere as there is no public interest in encouraging people to take public transportation.
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Hey, can we bring WAGES into the 21st Century too?
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