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Who is Oscar Grant?

Transit Justice — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:01:47 +0000

Do you know who Oscar Grant is? Do you know what happened to him on the train platfrom in Oakland? Have you seen this on TV, in the newspaper, on the radio?

Check out Youth Radio’s Grant Station: A Killing and the Aftermath.

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Transit Justice — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:01:17 +0000

LVEJO’s efforts to improve public transit Published in Institutions & Infrastructures on April 15, 2010 by Mackel Garrison

Public transit is basic urban infrastructure, though not every community in Chicago enjoys adequate services. Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) works to better understand the transportation needs of our community. Our work around public transit began back in [...]

Tell Your Senators to Put People Back to Work on Transit Projects

Transit Justice — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:55:17 +0000

Tell Your Senators to Put People Back to Work on Transit Projects

Tomorrow, July 20th, the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development subcommittee will meet to discuss transit alocations for 2011. The 2011 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill provides an opportunity to put people back to work through the appropriation of mass transit funds. [...]

RTA seeks your input – Autoridad de Transportes busca su opinion

Transit Justice — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:02:54 +0000

RTA is studying options for transit in this area. They will hold a public meeting Tuesday, July 27th. Pleas call 630-510-3944 for more information.

RTA is studying transit in this corridor.

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ORGANIZER’S NOTEBOOK – LVEJO hits Detroit!

Transit Justice — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:01:49 +0000

LVEJO represented at the United States Social Forum, June 21 – 26, 2010.

We were part of a 3 bus caravan including over a dozen organizations.

We brought 25 people.

LVEJO reps it in Detroit at the USSF

LVEJO helped present 5 workshops and a dinner.

We took part in a Transit Riders for Public Transportation workshop called Mass [...]