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Looking to Nationalize the Movement, BRU Hosts Town Hall on Recent Cuts
Tomorrow morning, the Bus Riders Union and a large coalition of sponsoring organizations will host a "Transit Justice Town Hall on MTA Cuts to Bus Service Lifelines." The event begins at 9:30 A.M. at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown. The "Town Hall" will feature both a chance for community members to testify about the impact that recent bus service cuts and fare hikes have had on their lives. You can read the BRU's press release, here.
August 19, 2011
A Chance to Look Behind the Curtain of the Division 6 Bus Facility
My bus fan contacts have tipped me off that Friday some Metro buses that have been retired will be on display for inspection at Metro's Division 6 in Venice from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a rare chance to enter a Metro bus yard and take a look-see, albeit ostensibly to inspect buses that are up for sale.
August 16, 2011
Rising Ridership Spares Some Metro Buses
I was still on the Carmageddon high on Monday afternoon when the press release rolled in to my Inbox announcing more bus service "changes."
July 22, 2011
Some Great Pictures To Get You in the Mood for the Weekend
View "Bookending the Week With Bike and Bus Parties" on Storify
July 1, 2011
Behind the Politics of Yestedays Split Decision on Bus Only Lanes
(Thanks to Sunyoung Yang at the Bus Riders Union, Bart Reed with the Transit Coalition, and Ray Klein with the Brentwood Community Council for help researching this article. Also, The Source had a review of the meeting up yesterday for more background.)
June 9, 2011
All Aboard! Student Art Finds Its Way to TransitTV
If you've ridden a Metro bus in Greater Los Angeles, you've seen them. Those weird tv's which either seem to be stuck at a blasting volume or completely muted, playing a mix of mind numbing trivia, local public interest news, or advertisements. Purchasing some time on TransitTV is a pretty cost effective way to get out a message, when you consider that 2 million people ride Metro buses every day. But most Metro riders find the televisions to be a waste of space at best, noise pollution at worst.
June 8, 2011
A Call to Plan Cities for Tomorrow, While Bracing for Transit Cuts Today
USDOT Deputy Secretary John Porcari kicked off the Transportation Equity Network’s “One Nation, Indivisible” conference yesterday with a call to think long-term. By 2050, he said, we can expect the U.S. population to grow by 100 million people, and nearly all of them will live in large urban centers. Problems like crumbling infrastructure, inadequate transit systems, grinding traffic and pollution will be much worse then if we don’t start acting today.
April 5, 2011
Metro Board Wrap: Votes for Cleaner Buses, Then Less Buses
Earlier today, the Metro Board of Directors approved a motion cutting 305,000 bus service hours in a surprisingly close 7-6 vote. In addition to the expected opposition from bus riders, concerns about the cuts were raised about what "replacement" buses will be created for areas where rapid buses will be cut and the total impact on the bus system of the cumulative cuts of the past several years. Most of the cuts will go into place in June, with a handful coming after the opening of Phase I of the Expo Line.
March 24, 2011