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How to Balance the MTA’s Budget

8:00 AM EDT on June 27, 2006

The Citizens Budget Commission
cordially invites you to attend a breakfast forum on

How to Balance the MTA's Budget

Release and discussion of a new CBC report

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Program begins promptly at 8:15 AM

Metrazur Restaurant
Grand Central Terminal, East Balcony

Presentation:

Charles Brecher
Director of Research, Citizens Budget Commission
&Professor, NYU Wagner

Panelists:

Peter Kalikow
Chairman of the Board, Metropolitan Transportation Authority

or

Katherine N. Lapp
Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Gene Russianoff
Senior Attorney, New York Public Interest Research Group/
Straphangers Campaign

Moderated by
Diana Fortuna
President, Citizens Budget Commission

RSVP Fondia Thompson
fthompson(at)cbcny(dot)org  212--279-2605 xt.310

Aaron Naparstek
@naparstek.bsky.social

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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