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Article: Environmental Defense Fund Applauds State Assembly Speaker's Compromise to Rescue MTA
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- February 26, 2009
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To: STATE EDITORS
Contact: John Bianchi, jbianchi@goodmanmedia.com, or Bennett
Kleinberg, bkleinberg@goodmanmedia.com, both for Environmental
Defense, +1-212-576-2700
Silver Plan would Prevent Drastic Rate Hikes and Service Cuts
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental
Defense Fund applauds New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon
Silver's proposed compromise to rescue the MTA and prevent drastic
rate hikes and service cuts. Speaker Silver is recommending that
tolls on the East and Harlem River bridges be limited to $2,
equaling the fare for subway and bus service and minimizing the
potential fare hikes and service cuts currently under consideration,
according to published ...