MTA CEO Lee Sander’s July visit to Grand Central to hand out information on the MTA’s planned fare increases was seized upon by the press as an example of the agency’s new commitment to customer service. A more substantial example will occur tomorrow at a “public engagement workshop” on the fare increases sponsored by the MTA and the Empire State Transportation Alliance.

MTA spokesperson Aaron Donovan offered more details on the event on Streetsblog:

We expect to make three presentations: the first will be a financial overview given by Lee Sander, the second will be a presentation about the two fare options we have proposed, and the third will be a description of what our next capital program might look like and should include a poll of what people think the MTA of the future should look like. After each presentation, there will be an interactive session. People will be seated at tables and each table will have an outside, non-MTA facilitator to foster a conversation that will seek participants’ thoughts, feelings and reactions to each presentation. … The results of this workshop will be presented as documents to the MTA board members along with transcripts from the eight fare hearings and copies of all e-mail and written comments.

The event will take place between 10 am (registration begins at 9:30) and 1:30 pm on the 10th floor of New York University’s Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, Manhattan.

Remember that pre-registration is required. To do so, click here or call 212-878-7483.