National Transportation Bill
Secretary LaHood and Senator Barbara Boxer in LA to discuss Transportation Bill
US DOT Hearing at MTA on February 19th
Federal Transportation Act: a Battle for Climate Justice
Lead Organizer and National Coordinator of the Transit Riders for
Public Transportation (TRPT), Francisca Porchas discusses the battle
for climate justice in the re-authorization of the $500 billion Federal
Surface Transportation Act in this winter's issue of Race, Poverty, & the Environment themed "Climate Change: Catalyst or Catastrophe?"
President to Attend Copenhagen Climate Talks
The White House announced today that President Obama will travel to
Copenhagen on Dec. 9 to participate in the United Nations Climate
Change Conference, where he is eager to work with the international
community to drive progress toward a comprehensive and operational
Copenhagen accord.
Re-Envision Urban Transit - Francisca Porchas
Transit Riders for Public Transportation lead organizer Fransisca Porchas talks about the Labor Community Strategy Center's national campaign on the reauthorization of the $500 billion Federal Surface Transportation Act.
Re-Envision Urban Transit with the Bus Riders Union
On Thursday November 19th, the Transit Riders for Public Transportation Campaign and the Bus Riders Union hosted a transportation briefing event, "Re-Envision Urban Transit: Los Angeles and Beyond."
L.A. County MTA Board support H.R. 2746 (Carnahan Bill)
MTA approved to support H.R. 2746 (Carnahan Bill) at the September MTA board meeting. This bill will allow local transit agencies to use anywhere from 30-50% of the transit funding they receive from the federal government to operate their public transportation system.
Delegation Visit Part 2: Xavier Becerra
In the second part of our series of delegation visit reportbacks for the Transit Rider's for Public Transportation National Campaign, Bus Rider's Union members, John Bell and Maria Paz Jaen, visited the office of their congressmember, Xavier Becerra on Thursday September 3, 2009. They urged Congressman Becerra to co-sponsor and support H.R. 2746 and the TRPT campaign platform for better low fare bus service for low income communities of color.
Bus Riders Union visits Diane Watson
With the reauthorization of the Federal Surface Transportation Act (FSTA) still pending in Congress, the first delegation of Bus Riders Union members visited House Representative Watson's office to meet with her district transportation staffer, Ken Bell, last Thursday August, 20th, 2009.
Next Push for Federal Transit Operation Funding! Take Action Now
The good news is that as a result of the calls and emails sent by members of the TRPT campaign over the past month, the number of congressmembers co-sponsoring H.R. 2746 (Carnahan-MO) has grown. As you may recall H.R. 2746 is a marker bill that will allow more federal transit dollars to be used for the cost of operating buses and trains in the upcoming $500 billion federal surface transportation act (FSTA).
