MTA Town Hall Meeting On Budget and Plans for Next Two Years

MTA Town Hall Meeting On
Budget and Plans for Next Two Years
Wednesday, March 21, 6-8 PM

Waldorf High School, Herbst Hall
470 West Portal Ave (near Sloat Blvd)
Map at http://tinyurl.com/7jfozfg
# 17, 23, 91 buses

Youth, parents, seniors, and community allies agree that we need free MUNI for youth:

* Youth need MUNI to attend school.
* Low-income youth lacking bus fare face truancy penalties.
* State-funding for school buses is being drastically cut.
* Youth are profiled in bus sweeps for proof of payment

After considerable pressure, the MTA Board has agreed to vote on Free MUNI for Youth in its April 3 meeting.

Everyone should have free transportation. Fares are not supposed to fund transportations systems. Downtown business’s profits are made possible because MUNI brings them their customers and workers, but downtown business pays NOTHING to maintain MUNI. That’s why MUNI is having a new round of service cuts and fare increases.

We demand:

Free MUNI for Youth!
No Service Cuts or Fare Increases!
Make Downtown Business Pay!

Read BeyondChron article identifying where funds for Free MUNI for Youth can come from. See http://tinyurl.com/7o5f9ca

Read SFStreetsBlog article on coalition calling for Free MUNI for Youth. See http://tinyurl.com/87rn7es