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Re: Staten Island Atlantic Express Takeover MTA |
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Posted by JAzumah on Tue Sep 29 13:12:38 2009, in response to Re: Staten Island Atlantic Express Takeover MTA, posted by metrolinecoach111 on Tue Sep 29 11:35:48 2009. They want to divert the subsidy to something else. Remember, it cost no money to operate the MTA buses. If the MTA needs money, it can raise tolls, tax phone bills, tax payrolls, assess DMV fees, and if all else fails, threaten a transportation meltdown to get money.Academy had its faults, but Academy provided lots of service at zero cost to the city. These guys want more express bus service than the demand can support. This is the only reason why they want them all public. The local lines are underdeveloped and no one advocates for better local service. Of course, this is what happens when you encourage the MTA to break state and federal laws. No agreement is ever safe. The first part of this agreement involved the MTA operating TWO routes on the South Shore. The X21 was supposed to do what the AE7 is doing now. |
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