Tag: Transit

  • Monday 2/5 is Transit Equity Day

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    SANTA FE JOINS DOZENS OF CITIES TO CELEBRATE “TRANSIT EQUITY DAY” IN HONOR OF ROSA PARKS’ BIRTHDAY What: Transit Equity Day is a national day of action to highlight links between civil rights, environmental justice, worker justice and public transportation, commemorating the birthday of Rosa Parks, a famous civil rights activist. In Santa Fe, Mayor…

  • Incoming Bus Service Cuts

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    As it stands, without new revenue in 2014, Santa Fe Trails will face cuts in the near future. Congress has continually failed to meet the needs of our communities. Bus ridership is growing across the country, yet federal funding for it is dwindling. Bus riders everywhere face ongoing threats of cuts and fare hikes. Cities…

  • Transit Riders for Public Transportation

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    After we successfully stopped sweeping service cuts and fare hikes to our bus system, we joined a national alliance of transportation justice organizations called Transit Riders for Public Transportation (TRPT).  TRPT is a coalition of grassroots organizations like Chainbreaker and was working on a coordinated campaign targeting the Federal Surface Transportation Bill that was being…

  • No Bus Cuts! No Fare Hikes!

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    In 2011 our City Council announced their intention to fill budget gaps with pay cuts for city workers and by de-funding transit.  This would have led to sweeping service cuts and fare increases to our already underfunded bus system. In less than three months Chainbreaker members gathered over 600 written testimonials from bus riders, 2,000…