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Bridge Tolls or Fare Hikes? The Voice of the People Says…

4:24 PM EST on January 9, 2009

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    Last month the Brooklyn Paper asked around for some person-on-the-street perspectives about how to fund our transit system, and look what they found. Talk to Brooklynites who aren't ensconced in their cars, and you get some pretty consistent answers: No one thought drivers should get a free pass.

    So when state reps dismiss bridge tolls out of hand, do you think they pause at all to consider who they're speaking for?

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