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Where L.A. City Will Add New Bus-Only Lanes
New bus lanes are coming to Broadway, Colorado Blvd., Crenshaw Blvd, Lincoln Blvd., Los Feliz Blvd., Santa Monica Blvd., Valley Blvd., Vermont Avenue, Westwood Blvd., Whittier Blvd. and many more city streets!
March 15, 2024
Opposition and Confrontation at Metro Fare Increase Hearing
On Saturday, Metro held a public hearing on proposed changes to its fare policy. Metro is proposing to raise its $1.50 base transit fare to $1.75 starting September 2014. From there, it would be raised again to $2.00 in 2017, and to $2.25 in 2020. This would include a 90-minute free transfer, but only when the fare is paid using a TAP card.
March 31, 2014
Eastside Events Roundup: Action Against Metro Tomorrow, 6th Street Viaduct Proposals Unveiling, Run For Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council
Here's a roundup of some actions, meetings and dates that are going on for the next two weeks that involve the neighborhood council, Metro, and the unveiling of the 6th Street viaduct design proposals.
September 12, 2012
The BRU Roars: Mr. President, Enforce, Restore, Expand Our Civil Rights
We're the BRU. This is our fight
Mass transportation is a human right
We want 50 cent fares and $20 passes
‘cause mass transportation belongs to the masses
-BRU Chant, heard yesterday.
July 26, 2012
Measuring the Odds for Measure R+
The issue of whether or not Measure R+, our temporary name for a proposed ballot initiative to extend the 2008 transportation sales tax, will be on the fall ballot will be much clearer in a couple of days. The Metro Board of Directors will vote on whether or not to place the initative on the fall ballot this Thursday. The initiative still needs the approval of the State Senate and the Governor's office, but if the measure passes muster on Thursday, it will most likely go before the voters.
June 25, 2012
BRU to Metro: Let Public in on Civil Rights Remedies
Yesterday, the Metro Board of Directors discussed the recently released FTA Report detailing Title VI Civil Rights violations at Metro. The Source called the discussion "by far the liveliest part of the meeting," but it also showed ongoing confusion about what the report means and what is the best way to meet the complaints.
December 16, 2011
FTA: Metro Deficient in Five of 12 Civil Rights Categories
Yesterday, the Federal Transit Administration publicly released its Title VI Civil Rights Review of Metro that was completed earlier this year. The FTA outlines a series of deficiencies in almost half of its twelve civil rights categories. Metro insists these are minor issues that can be easily fixed while critics of the agency call the report "a crushing indictment of the MTA." The document is available as a word document off the FTA's website and a pdf off Streetsblog's Sribd Page.
December 13, 2011
With Full FTA Civil Rights Report Due This Week, Metro Plays Chess With Bus Service Changes
On Friday, Metro abruptly announced that it would be suspending changes and cuts to its bus service originally planned to go into effect yesterday until further notice. The about-face on the most recent round of proposed cuts and other changes happened so quickly that just the day before Metro announced the changes via press release and it didn't have time to forewarn members of its local Service Councils that approved the service tweaks of the change in plans.
December 12, 2011
Headway Change? Metro Proposes Increasing Maximum Time Between Some Buses
Every year, the Metro Board combines its December and November meetings into one giant meeting in mid-December. One item, passed by the Board's Safety and Operations Committee in November is already raising concern from bus advocates and riders who are worried that a change in bus' headway times could lead to more crowded conditions.
November 29, 2011
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