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Transit Advocates Agree: MUNI Needs More Revenue
A broad coalition of almost every transit advocacy group in San Francisco, along with a variety of social justice advocacy groups and environmentalists, declared their unified support yesterday for a platform calling on Muni to immediately seek new sources of revenue to avoid future fare hikes and service cuts. The platform, called ‘San Franciscans for a Better Muni,’ commended the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) for avoiding hikes and cuts this year. However, it also pointed out that due to Muni’s structural deficit, unless major steps are taken immediately to secure new sources of money, transit riders can expect to pay more for worse service in the near future.
When unveiling this year’s budget to the Board of Supervisor’s Budget and Finance Committee yesterday, the MTA revealed that their agency continues to fight a structural deficit problem. Data complied by the MTA showed a projected $43.7 million deficit in 2008-09, which will likely grow every year thereafter. The MTA’s projections ended at 2011-12, when the deficit is expected to reach $61.4 million.
As a variety of transit advocates stated at yesterday’s hearing, this massive projected deficit requires quick and decisive action to avoid fare hikes and service cuts in the near future.
Various advocacy organizations provided a variety of both short-term and long-term sources of revenue. Short-term ideas included increasing parking meter rates downtown and along major commercial corridors to better manage parking there, as well better enforcing current parking taxes. Long-term ideas included working at the state level to develop a vehicle impact fee or regional gas tax.
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As a variety of transit advocates stated at yesterday’s hearing, this massive projected deficit requires quick and decisive action to avoid fare hikes and service cuts in the near future.
Various advocacy organizations provided a variety of both short-term and long-term sources of revenue. Short-term ideas included increasing parking meter rates downtown and along major commercial corridors to better manage parking there, as well better enforcing current parking taxes. Long-term ideas included working at the state level to develop a vehicle impact fee or regional gas tax.
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http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3242#more
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