[Travelandtourism] title VI

[cheryl echevarria]

Well here in NY, it is not all run by the MTA, out here on Long Island, it is run by private companies. Suffolk County Bus here where I live, and in Nassau County, for the past 2 years is NICE. Nassau Inter County Express. I wish it was on MTA, we would have better service here in Suffolk County. We don't have Sunday service, which Nassau County has, and we don't have or late night service, our bus stops running at about 7pm or maybe a little later, so we are trapped in the county if we wanted later bus service or Sunday.

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> From: atlanticstar1 at gmail.com
> To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:48:38 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] title VI
> 
> Cheryl:
> 
> Yes we do have a transportation board here and there are a couple of 
> qualified disabled individuals who serve on it so we are represented and 
> they are doing the best they can do under the political climate.
> 
> Unlike New York, Pennsylvania and even Washington D.C. the State of Georgia 
> doesn't fund Marta however, they do have some say so on how Marta spends its 
> money.  The politicians feel that public transportation is to expensive for 
> a State Government to afford and it would be better off in the hands of 
> private Companies.  Most of the States elective voters don't live where 
> public transportation is needed, so there's no reason for them to side with 
> us.
> 
> Also there's this belief down here that having public transportation brings 
> more crime so usually once an area loses its transportation, it never gets 
> it back.  So as you all can clearly see, we face an up hill battle between 
> the polotitions and the State elective who's against us anyway.
> 
> DJ Reese
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- Thank you Maurice Shackelford.
> As you Maurice is the Vice President of the Division, but we need all of you 
> posted on these issues in your area as well!
> Maurce, we have Margo Downey that was appointed by the Governor here at the 
> Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's board of Commissioners.
> What about you trying to get on the transportation board where you live, 
> each county should have one, I have been trying to get on mine hear for 
> awhile, and now I have to talk with the new Legislator of my district, 
> because he wasn't re-elected.
> 
> 
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