Bus Riders Union (Vancouver)
- Bus Riders Union (Vancouver)
The Bus Riders Union (BRU) in Vancouver, British Columbia is a non-profit organization that advocates for better public transit services in Greater Vancouver. It has strongly criticized TransLink for such things as raising bus fares. It has also criticized the approval of the construction of the Canada Line rapid transit project, claiming that it would be built at the expense of adequately maintaining the bus system. The BRU is modeled after the Los Angeles-based Bus Riders Union. Like its Los Angeles counterpart, the Vancouver BRU argues that transit issues disproportionately affect people of colour, women, and poor people. The BRU engages in various protest, advocacy, and educational activities, and has approximately 950 members. The campaigns waged by the BRU include a fare strike to protest against rising fares and a campaign to restore the "night owl" late night bus service. The BRU is also campaigning for more wheelchair accessible and clean air buses.
External links
* [http://bru.vcn.bc.ca/ Bus Riders Union Official Site]
* [http://www.busridersunion.org/engli/index.html Los Angeles Bus Riders Union]
* [http://www.sevenoaksmag.com/features/busesandtranslink.html 'Bus Riders pay the price of transit under-funding.'] Article by a member of the Vancouver Bus Riders Union.
* [http://www.cknw.com/news/news_local.cfm?cat=7428327912&rem=68121&red=80132723aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm]
* [http://bru.vcn.bc.ca/in_the_news Bus Riders' Union in the news]
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