MTA
MTA tries to deflect attention away from its civil rights crisis and current federal probe
by Eric Romann
Lead Organizer Sunyoung Yang's response to the FTA's recent clarification on federal procedure and MTA CEO Art Leahy's effort to spin it into a victory by for the MTA.
Pushing back against MTA Service Cuts
We've been gaining a lot of momentum pushing back against the MTA's staff claims that the 305,000 hours of service cuts that they have proposed for June 2011, are to address service duplications, and that these cuts will make the system more "efficient".
Tell MTA to hold a public hearing, stop fare hike
by Daniel Kim
Date Announced:
Apr 22 2010In March, MTA was moving ahead with its 2010 fare hike as if it was already in the books. No need for a public hearing, no need to reconsider the hike.
BRU Monthly Membership Meeting: April 17th at 9:30am
Date from/to:
Apr 20 2010 - 9:30am - Apr 20 2010 - 1:00pm
Bus Riders Union March Monthly Meeting
The Bus Riders Union holds a monthly membership meeting every 3rd Saturday of the month at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church.
Location
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
3300 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, 90010United States
LA County riders grade MTA bus service - MTA did not make the grade!
Dozens of BRU members worked to collect close to 3000 postcards from bus
riders who were asked to grade their bus service in LA County. People were asked
to grade MTA bus service anywhere from an A for excellent thru an F for
extremely poor, on the following aspects: fares, night service, on-time
performance etc.,.
BRU Youth Leader Testifies at MTA: Demands 500 more buses
by Cesar Chavez
BRU member Cesar Chavez testifies at the July 23rd MTA Board Meeting, demanding that the Clean Air and Economic Justice plan be included in the MTA's Long Range Transportation Plan. Click here to read the blog and see him speak!
Superpasajera Battles the MTA Grim Reaper
Support Superpasajera against service cuts and fare increases!
Transit Racism & the Environmental Movement
by Eric Mann
Article: Our fight over the future of L.A.'s buses has important implications for the future of the environmental movement.
MTA: Stop Fare Increase, Stop Increase in Senior Age
Press Release: Given
that almost 90% of bus riders are Black, Latino and Asian, reducing
their subsidies will create significant racial and civil rights harms.
