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On Tuesday April 2, 2010, the Metrolink Board of Directors (BOD) will convene a meeting to vote on proposed rate hikes, ending of fare discounts, and significant elimination of service by cutting both weekday and weekend train routes.
We believe the riders of the Antelope Valley (AV) line have been unfairly burdened with critical service reduction relative to other lines based on available fare revenue and ridership data.
2. Support a Train Service to Vineland 
Mass transit is desperately needed in Southern New Jersey. Our roads are becoming more and more clogged by traffic, and during the Summer months, it is near impossible to reach certain destinations in the Summer months because of shore traffic.
We have few mass transit options, few to none of which are actually useful. At least one new train line in South Jersey is needed in order to alleviate the traffic along roads such as Delsea Drive, Route 55, and Rout 9/the Parkway. The current new line that has been decided upon must be extended through Vineland and Millville to shore points such as Ocean City, Wildwood, and Cape May. The line would also help to revitalize downtowns by drawing people to these downtowns to get to the train stations. It would also open up the job market by providing access to jobs in Philadelphia and other places along the line.
Currently there is a plan to extend service to Glassboro from Camden with connections to Philadelphia. However, this will not alleviate shore traffic and does not serve the population centers of Vineland and Millville.
3. Pledge to Ride MTA during Transit Week
Transitnownashville.org is working in conjunction with the Metropolitan Transit Agency of Nashville, the Nashville Civic Design Center, and other organizations to sponsor Transit Week from April 13-19, 2009.
The week will include a number of transit related events, including an urban design forum on a downtown transit circulator. See transitnownashville.org for details.
As part of the Transit Week celebration, we are asking Nashvillians to pledge to ride the bus at least once during the celebration. If you are already a regular rider, encourage a friend to give it a try.
