CBS2HD Reports: One New Yorker has a plan to protest fare increases for buses and subways that are expected to wallop commuters next year: He's calling for a one-day boycott.
Louis Kenny has been passing out fliers calling for a boycott on the day fares are expected to go up June 9, 2009. He says people should walk, take a bike or call in sick to work that day instead of relying on public transportation.
The Metropolitan Transportation Agency says it needs to raise fare revenue by 23 percent because of a massive budget shortfall.
In calling a boycott, Kenny says, ''It's time to show the MTA who really runs New York City's public transportation.''
Kenny says the agency should reinstate the 50-cent fare on the Staten Island ferry and charge more for advertising.
If the proposed budget is approved and the state Legislature doesn't come up with more money for the MTA, the service cuts could go into effect as early as June.
In addition to fare hikes, the MTA is expected to slash service, which includes subway lines and bus routes.
Joe Johnson uses the M8 bus several times a week to get from his home in TriBeCa to his doctor, and wants the MTA to spare the line.
"I need this bus," says Johnson, who lost his leg three years ago to diabetes, and has been wheelchair-bound ever since. When he learned the MTA wants to shut down his route, he realized getting around was about to get even tougher.
"It's gonna make it more difficult than it already is," he says.
The MTA said it chose to shutdown the M8 route because it has relatively low ridership and there are alternative routes available.
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