[Carfreeliving] higher MUNI fares & MTA scenario 2

[Andrew Sullivan]

Note that I mean Board of Supervisors here.  The BoS has made it clear 
that even the current parking fine increases will be difficult.

On Mar 2, 2005, at 9:56, Andrew Sullivan wrote:

> I think the MTA board decided that $100 street cleaning fines weren't 
> possible with the current board.  We pushed for $50, which would have 
> prevented some deferred maintenance, but were not successful.
>
> On Mar 2, 2005, at 7:22, Jason Henderson wrote:
>
>> Can someone post a quick explanation of MTA's scenario 2?
>>
>>
>> From today's Chron, quoting the mayor:
>>
>> "They've got to make tough choices,'' he said. "We have scoured, and 
>> we have looked beneath the surface to find alternatives. We'll try to 
>> get creative.''
>>
>> However, he added, "We don't have $57 million of creativity.''
>>
>> -jh
>>
>>
>>
>> Dave Snyder wrote:
>>
>>> I'm glad there's such support for stop consolidation -- Mike 
>>> Sallaberry, Andrew Sullivan, John-Marc Chandonia. We're going to 
>>> need your help, Steve, in promoting these politically difficult 
>>> changes because right now many, but not all, members of the Transit 
>>> Justice coalition equate stop consolidation with service cuts. Their 
>>> effective opposition to the stop consolidation on Geary cost Muni 
>>> several hundred thousand dollars a year while preserving slower 
>>> service. Since I think that the Transit Justice coalition has more 
>>> credibility on the Board of Supervisors than Rescue Muni, the role 
>>> of the Bay Guardian to educate the left and support stop 
>>> consolidation is critical. I hope we can count on you for that, 
>>> Steve.
>>>
>>> I think that Andrew is wrong about the impossibility of balancing 
>>> the budget without a fare increase or service cuts. MTA's scenario 2 
>>> would have accomplished that, albeit with a near doubling in parking 
>>> fees. Even those increases could have been lessened through the 
>>> inclusion of stop consolidation, increasing the hours of operation 
>>> of meters and operating meters on Sundays, "block your driveway" 
>>> permits, etc.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>> President, Transportation for a Livable City
>>>
>>> P.S. I have a title again. (Got elected president of the board last 
>>> night). My office is still at Zeitgeist, however.
>>>
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>> -- 
>> Jason Henderson San Francisco CA (415)-255-8136
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