We Thank God for Councilwoman Karin Uhlich, Regina Romero, Paul Cunningham, Richard Fimbres and Shirley Scott for standing tall in the face of opposition to bus riders living in poverty, our award winning bus system and the planet earth for a true Transit constituency, the Tucson Bus Riders Union. Special thanks to Karen for explainingContinue reading “COUNCIL VOTES 5-2 TO NOT RAISE BUS FARES OR MAKE SERIOUS CUTS IN THE BUS ROUTES”
Category Archives: Tucson Bus Riders Union
SUPPORT BUS RIDERS – SUPPORT PLANET EARTH
Attend the City Council Meeting Tuesday Dec 9th at 2:00pm at City Hall 255 W. Alameda The Issue: Route Cuts and Fare Increases SUPPORT BUS RIDERS – SUPPORT PLANET EARTH by Brian Flagg, The all Democratic City Council needs to follow the recommendations of their own Transit Task Force. For the sake of busContinue reading “SUPPORT BUS RIDERS – SUPPORT PLANET EARTH”
Thanks to the Council; Sent to the Daily Star
I give thanks that in Tucson we have five City Council members (Uhlich, Romero, Fimbres, Cunningham and Scott) who for years have demonstrated compassion for bus riders by consistently voting to not raise fares, cut routes or otherwise harm a very good transit system. Brian Flagg (520) 624-0312
Why is Mayor Rothschild so intent on persecuting BUS RIDERS?
Why is Mayor Rothschild so intent on persecuting BUS RIDERS?.
Why is Mayor Rothschild so intent on persecuting BUS RIDERS?
by Brian Flagg, At yesterday’s Council meeting Mayor Rothschild could have realized that, once again, he had only one other vote for raising fares. He could have accepted the recommendation of Councilwoman Karin Uhlich and his own Transit Task Force to not raise fares, but instead embark on an aggressive marketing campaign to increase ridership,Continue reading “Why is Mayor Rothschild so intent on persecuting BUS RIDERS?”
Call to Action at the Streetcar Grand Opening July 25th 9am!
Call to Action
July 25th, 9am
Remind the City of Tucson that Bus Money is not for the maintenance and operation of the Streetcar!!
Text to join the Tucson Bus Riders Union email list!
To join the Tucson Bus Riders Union email list, just text TBRU to 22828 and follow the instructions! text2join
Thoughts of a TBRU Supporter
This piece was sent in by a friend and supporter of the Bus Riders Union. Thanks for your thoughts M! By M. The City of Tucson has been irresponsible throughout the entire Streetcar project. Initial negotiations regarding the Streetcar included major contributions from the University of Arizona, yet when the UofA changed their mind theContinue reading “Thoughts of a TBRU Supporter”
One more step towards Justice for Bus Riders
“NOW IS NOT THE TIME”..Paul Cunningham by Jimmy Ojeda, On Monday May 12th in a room packed with bus riders, the Transit Task Force voted 5-2 to recommend to the Mayor and Council that there be no service cuts to Sun-Tran at this time. Councilwoman Uhlich had suggested to the Bus Riders Union that thisContinue reading “One more step towards Justice for Bus Riders”
The Holy Father on Trickle-Down Economics!
Brian is the one in the middle, Msgr. Cahalane is to the left, and Msgr. O’Keefe is on the right by Brian Flagg, Yesterday I had the privilege of being on hate radio, KNST, the early morning show hosted by Garret. Later on in the day they give you Rush Limbaugh. I really meanContinue reading “The Holy Father on Trickle-Down Economics!”
