You mean no more: “I want more service (on my line!), a lot cleaner stations, a happy transit union, a fare decrease and lower taxes, especially a gas tax cut since fuel prices are rising and my credit cards are maxed out. Do you know how much it costs to live in this town?”

Just make it all happen MTA.

We expect to make three presentations: the first will be a financial overview given by Lee Sander, the second will be a presentation about the two fare options we have proposed, and the third will be a description of what our next capital program might look like and should include a poll of what people think the MTA of the future should look like. After each presentation, there will be an interactive session. People will be seated at tables and each table will have an outside, non-MTA facilitator to foster a conversation that will seek participants’ thoughts, feelings and reactions to each presentation.

We hope to get a better sense of what people’s preferences and visions are for the MTA today and tomorrow. We’re hoping to have representatives at the workshop from all boroughs and suburban areas served by the MTA, and we are hoping that this workshop will provide us with particularly useful ideas and insights from a group of engaged people who care about transportation. The results of this workshop will be presented as documents to the MTA board members along with transcripts from the eight fare hearings and copies of all e-mail and written comments.