Environmental Justice

Rooted in Struggle: Remembering the Past and Looking Towards the Future

BRU member Crystal McMillan reports on BRU's commemoration of the 54th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts."To use the example of the Boycott, we have to move forward with determination and we have to harness the will of the people. We will come together to stop the 2010 fare increase. We will use the Clean Air and Economic Justice plan to gain true mobility and a healthy environment. We will build an empowered and creative movement that can shape the Long Range Transportation Plan into a document that doesn't use fare increases and service cuts to fund our transit system."

Re-Envisioning Urban Transit, Esperanza Martinez

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Publication Date: 
Nov 25 2009

On Thursday November 19th the Bus Riders Union hosted
Re-Envisioning Public Transit, a transportation briefing that brought together bus

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.

Bus Riders Have Spoken: MTA Doesn't Pass the Mark

Publication/Circulation Date: 
Sep 2 2009