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Today’s BRU Presser: All Hands on Deck for Westside Bus Only Lanes
Flanked by allies, transit advocates showed a united front in the battle to bring the Wilshire Bus Only Lanes to West Los Angeles in front of the Veteran's Administration hospital on Wilshire Boulevard earlier today.
May 17, 2011
BRU Celebrates Anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott with Concert, Rally and New Alliance
For part two of our interview, click here. Or, see all our video from the event at our YouTube page.
December 2, 2010
NIMBY’s in Westwood Threaten Wilshire BRT Project West of Beverly Hills (Quote from the BRU added, 12:31 P.M.)
Westsiders like to complain that for years their part of the city has been left out when it comes to transit expansion. Now that Metro is proposing three high-profile transit projects, a rampant strain of NIMBYism is endangering all three in one form or another.
November 18, 2010
Federal Civil Rights Review Raises Governance Questions at MTC
The long-term impacts to transportation funding as a result of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) civil rights compliance probe
of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) won't be clear for
some time, but the action by the federal administration has
transportation policy circles buzzing. Experts in civil rights and
regional planning policy couldn't point to
another instance of a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) like the
MTC being required to submit to similar scrutiny from the FTA, while
social justice
advocates felt vindicated for their longstanding contention of
discrimination in transportation funding.
August 26, 2010
Metro Board and BRU on Collision Course?
Looking over the agenda for the Metro Board meeting Thursday I see no
sign of any items being included relating to the impending fare
increase and/or the holding of any public hearings to consider a delay
or rescinding of same.
June 22, 2010
Transit Saturday: Plan with the BRU or Explore Torrance Transit with SO.CA.TA
Saturday two transit events will be occurring that may be of interest, and by coincidence both commence at 9:30 a.m.
June 17, 2010
Saturday Is a Two for One Day for Transit Advocates
This Saturday, May 15th, the Bus Riders Union will hold its monthly
meeting at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (3300 Wilshire Blvd. #1200 --
two blocks west of Vermont) starting at 10 A.M.
May 13, 2010
Momentum Building Against Metro Fare Hikes Scheduled for July 1
Yesterday, the Bus Riders Union rallied in front of City Hall with representatives from CalPIRG, the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition, the National Resources Defense Council, the Clean Air Coalition and Transportation for America Campaign as part of a day of activism against fare increases and service cuts for transit agencies around the country. Their event was mirrored in ten other cities around the country as activists nationwide spurred their legislators to provide relief to the nation's struggling transit agencies. As you would expect, the BRU and their allies focused their fire at Metro's planned fare increases that are on deck for July and repeated their demand that the agency hold a new hearing on the hikes and the nearly 400,000 hours of service cuts. Hearings on the changes were held years ago as part of a "fare restructuring" proposal that was supposed to raise the fares last year. Those increases were delayed with the passage of Measure R.
April 21, 2010
Time Running Out for BRU to Get Their Fare Hike Hearing, Updated
(editor's note: Everyone knows that a guest editorial, such as this one, does not represent an Official View of any particular group, right? Good. - DN)
March 26, 2010
BRU: No Fare Hikes Without Public Process
Earlier this morning, the Bus Rider's Union rallied at the Wilshire/Western Transit Station to urge the Metro Board to not go forward with planned fare hikes for Metro bus and rail services until a full public hearing schedule is announced and executed. In May of 2007, the Metro Board adopted a motion to increase fares on July 1 of that year and again on July 1, 2009. As part of Measure R, the 2009 fare increase was postponed until this year. As a result, the BRU is pushing for an open hearing process, because by the day of the new fares, it will have been over three years since the last hearing on the hikes. From their press release:
February 24, 2010