Bus Riders Union (Los Angeles)

Bus Riders Union
AbbreviationBRU
Formation1992
TypeGrassroots Civil Rights Organization
Purpose"The Bus Riders Union seeks to promote environmentally sustainable public transportation for the entire population of Los Angeles, on the premise that affordable, efficient, and environmentally sound mass transit is a human right."
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
Region served
Los Angeles, California
Membership
3,000[1]
Chairperson
Barbara Lott-Holland
Chairperson
Eric Mann
Websitethestrategycenter.org/project/bus-riders-union

The Bus Riders Union (BRU) (also called Sindicato de Pasajeros (SDP) and 버스 승객 조합 (버승조)) is a United States civil rights social movement organization established in Los Angeles, California in 1994. Led by a planning committee, its multilingual membership is drawn from the predominantly low-income, African-American, Latino and Asian mass transit ridership of Los Angeles County. The BRU's central focus has been policies of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) that it identifies as racial discrimination. The BRU attracted international attention when it successfully sued LACMTA under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in 1994 and its example has inspired similar efforts to organize mass transit passengers.[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ thestrategycenter.org, "About the Bus Riders Union Archived March 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ Sterngold, James (September 16, 2001). "A Los Angeles Commuter Group Sees Discrimination in Transit Policies". New York Times.
  3. ^ Wood, Daniel B. (July 21, 1997). "Urban Buses Host a Struggle for Equity". Christian Science Monitor.
  4. ^ Claiborne, William (February 23, 1997). "The Work-in-Progress L.A. Subway Might Be at the End of the Line; City's Mass Transit Future Embroiled in Political, Financial Uncertainty". Washington Post.
  5. ^ Cornwell, Tim (October 17, 1999). "People Power Gets Aboard LA Buses". The Independent (London).
  6. ^ Campbell, Duncan (October 5, 1999). "LA judge backs bus passenger power". The Guardian (London).