TRANSIT SURVEY ASKS YOUR VIEWS.Byline: Daily News For many months the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , the Daily News and other local institutions have been working hard to force the MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. to expand and improve public transit in the region. Now it's your turn to participate in this important task, which could help the Valley get back a fair share of the more than $1.3 billion in transit sales taxes sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. generated in the community. The Economic Alliance held a preliminary Valley Transit Valley Transit is a city bus and paratransit commission operated by the city government of Appleton, Wisconsin. The system operates across the Fox Cities and serves the cities of Appleton, Kaukauna, Menasha and Neenah, as well as the towns of Buchanan, Grand Chute and Summit in September and now is preparing for Valley Transit Summit II on Dec. 12, and organizers want to know what you want so they can develop a comprehensive plan that will win broad support and meet the needs of the community for years to come. ``We at the Economic Alliance want to know about your travel patterns and your transit needs,'' said David Fleming
David Fleming , the group's chairman. ``So please take five minutes of your time and let us know your travel habits and your opinions on what a good public transit system should deliver. Armed with that information we can then begin to formulate formulate /for·mu·late/ (for´mu-lat) 1. to state in the form of a formula. 2. to prepare in accordance with a prescribed or specified method. a convenient, reliable and user-friendly system that works for us in the Valley and produces value for the money we've been spending.'' We urge you to participate in this survey promptly mailing it to the address below and to join the effort to get the Valley a return on its investment in public transit. The data from this survey will be presented to local political and community leaders at Valley Transit Summit III and will be used to develop a plan to upgrade the services MTA provides to you. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: 1997 VALLEY TRANSIT SURVEY Please assist us by answering the following questions. Your responses will help determine present and future public transit needs in the Valley. |
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