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Markey Calls on MTA to Preserve Current Student Bus/Train Fare
Withdrawing this long-standing financial support places unconscionable economic burden on city families she says
January 14, 2010
Assemblywoman Margaret Markey says the plan to eliminate the student transit fare discount for New York City schoolchildren must be rescinded.
In a letter to MTA Chairman Jay Walder, she said, “I believe the withdrawal of this long-standing financial support for children would place an unconscionable economic burden on city families and must be prevented.”
She added, “When I and my colleagues in the Legislature enacted a financial package for the MTA last year, we acted to ensure that the agency could continue to provide reliable and economical public transportation for riders. While the MTA must now respond to new economic challenges, an increase in student transit fees is not acceptable.”
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