Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bus Rider’s Union

Opposition and Confrontation at Metro Fare Increase Hearing

By Joe Linton | Mar 31, 2014 | 22 Comments

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 […]

Eastside Events Roundup: Action Against Metro Tomorrow, 6th Street Viaduct Proposals Unveiling, Run For Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council

By Kristopher Fortin | Sep 12, 2012 | No Comments

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. Take a look: Take Back LA – March Against Metro City and neighborhood groups will march from Downtown L.A. to Boyle […]

The BRU Roars: Mr. President, Enforce, Restore, Expand Our Civil Rights

By Damien Newton | Jul 26, 2012 | 19 Comments

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. Hoping to leverage the importance of minority and lower income voters to President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign, the Bus Riders Union (BRU) launched […]

Measuring the Odds for Measure R+

By Damien Newton | Jun 25, 2012 | 18 Comments

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 […]

BRU to Metro: Let Public in on Civil Rights Remedies

By Damien Newton | Dec 16, 2011 | 7 Comments

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. Mayor […]

FTA: Metro Deficient in Five of 12 Civil Rights Categories

By Damien Newton | Dec 13, 2011 | 19 Comments

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 […]

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