Philadelphia Transit Campaign
6703 Germantown Avenue
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Dear Concerned Philadelphian,
We want to remind you of two important events in our struggle to get adequate, dedicated funding for SEPTA.
First, tonight we will be holding the first of our general meetings. We are looking for transit activists from around the city to join us so that we can being to plan the community organizing element of our campaign for new funding for public transportation. Information about this meeting follows:
Central
Library
Free Library of Philadelphia
The Skyline Room
(4th Floor; Take lobby elevator to floor R)
1901 Vine Street
Monday, September 20, 2004
6:30 PM
Second Tuesday, October 5 is , Ticket to Ride Day. On that day people from all over Pennsylvania will travel to Harrisburg to campaign for public transportation. We have arranged for free buses to take people from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. We will leave at 8:00 am from 30th Street Station. Our rally in the Capitol Rotunda is at 11:00. After the rally we will visit the offices of our state legislators. And then we will return to Philadelphia between 6:00 and 7:00 pm. If you would like to join us, call at the number above or send us an email.
If you can't travel to Harrisburg, join us for a send-off for Ticket to Ride Day. on Tuesday, October 5, 8:00 am at 30th Street Station.
We also are continuing to send representatives from the PTC to discuss the public transportation crisis with community groups, civic associations, religious organizations, and labor union locals throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. If you are a leader or member of such a group, please contact us at info@phillytransit.com or (215) 844-4101 to arrange a short presentation at your next meeting.
Even if you don't want PTC to come to your meeting, if you are a leader or member of a community, civic, religious, or labor group or know such groups that we should contact, please send us contact information. The greater Philadelphia region is highly organized. Unfortunately, there is no central list of these organizations. So please help us reach out to organizations and groups throughout the region.
Steering Committee
Philadelphia Transit Campaign
Hilary Aisenstein, Chair of the Green Party of Philadelphia
Belinda Davis, Northwest Greens
Peter Javsicas, Executive Director, PenTrans
Lance Haver, Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs, City of Philadelphia
Marc Stier,
President,
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