On
Thursday, December 16th, the SEPTA of Directors will likely vote
to cut all service by 20%, lay off workers and increase fares to $3 a ride.
The only way to prevent this from happening is if the state legislature
provides an additional $63 million dollars for next year's budget and comes
up with a permanent solution to our region's public transportation inequities.
This is why we have drafted the following petition:
"John Perzel and the state's Republican leaders must
come come up with a plan to permanently fix public transportation inequities
for the Delaware Valley before fare hikes, layoffs
and service cuts are enacted at SEPTA's board meeting on Thursday."
Step
1: Make Your Voice Heard
Sign
on to the petition to demand that John Perzel and the state's Republican
leaders save SEPTA by clicking here:
http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/SaveSEPTA/
Step
2: Get Your Friends Involved
We
can only save SEPTA by spreading this message to as many people as possible.
Help out by sendiing an email to friends, family, neighbors, co-workers.
To
see a sample message which you can cut, paste and edit into your own email
message: click here.
Step
3: Help Out
Spread
the word by downloading a copy of the petition in PDF: click
here. Take this petition to the bus, trolley, El, train or subway
stop with you in morning or evening to get as many more people as you can
to sign on to our petition.
You
can also volunteer your time to some of the groups in the area working on
this issue:
The
Philadelphia Transit Campaign
http://www.phillytransit.com/
Save
Transit Coalition
http://www.savetransit.org/
The
Clean Air Council
http://www.cleanair.org
