Fare increase cancelled

There is an MBTA fare increase  pending scheduled for the fall of 2009. Tell the MBTA how a more than 20% fare increase will affect you! The MBTA plans to raise our T fares more than 20% (in September or October) the 4th increase in 8 years . Transit riders are once again being forced to pay higher fares in an effort to pay off Big Dig debt  placed on the T by the State. Can we afford this No! Write and speak your testimony! Come out to the nearest public workshop/hearing and voice your opinion. Have a written copy of your story/testimony to hand in. If you cannot attend any of these workshops, mail your testimony to:  MBTA, Ten Park Plaza, Boston Ma, 02116 Attention Fare Proposal Committee,  or send an email to: fareproposal@mbta.com testimonies will be accepted through September 4, 2009. Get involved tell your friends and anyone who rides the T to get involved!!

Public workshops-

1. Mon 8/10/2009   Boston-Gardner Auditorium State House 24 Beacon St 4-7PM Interpreters: Chinese,Spanish, Written Material-Cape Verdean Kriolu, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Italian, Spanish
2. Tues 8/11/2009   Revere-Garfield Elementary School Auditorium 176 Garfield Ave 5:30-7:30 PM Interpreters Spanish  Written Material: Khmer, Spanish
3. Wed 8/12/2009  Braintree-Thayer Public Library 798 Washington Street 5:30-7:30 PM  Interpreter Chinese Written Material: Chinese
4. Thurs 8/13/2009 Somerville- Somerville High School Auditorium 81 Highland Ave 5:30-7:30 PM Interpreter: Portuguese Written Material: Haitian Creole Portuguese, Spanish
5. Mon 8/17/2009 Salem City Hall Annex Rm 313 120 washington St 3rd Flr 6-8PM Written Material: Spanish
6. Tues 8/18/2009 Framingham- Town Hall Blumer Rm 150 Concord St 6-8PM Interpreter: Spanish,                   Written Material: Spanish
7. Wed 8/19/2009 Worcester- Union Station Union Hall, 2nd Flr 2 Washington Square 6-8 PM Interpreter: Spanish Written Material: Spanish77 Park St 6-9 PM Written Material Cape Verdean Kriolu, Spanish
8. Thurs 8/20/2009 Attleboro City Hall Council Chambers
9. Mon 8/24/2009 Haverhill Haverhill Public Library 99 Main Stree6-8 PM Interpreter: Spanish Written Material Spanish
10. Tues 8/25/2009 Dorchester-  Grove Hall Community Center 51 Geneva Ave (next to new Grove Hall Library Back of Jeremiah Burke High school) 5:30-7:30 PM Interpreter: Cape Verdean Kriolu Written Material: Cape Verdean Kriolu, Spanish
11. Tues 8/25/2009 Roxbury- Roxbury Community College 1234 Columbus Ave Media Arts Center 5:30-7:30 Interpreter: Haitian Creole Written Material Cape Verdean creole Spanish
12. Wed 8/26/2009 Fitchburg Fitchburg State College Ellis White Lecture Hall 160 Pearl St 6-8PM                                 Written: Material Spanish

All hearings/workshops are accessible to persons with disabilities and ASL interpreters will be available at all public workshops as well.

(This info is available on the T's website but may be hard to find)