OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon

Join BRU's monthly meeting next Thursday at 6 pm. This month, Jairaj Singh from Multnomah County will be presenting on the Multnomah County Climate Justice Plan, and he will be sharing workshop strategies around transportation.

Link in bio to join Thursday!

We are included in an article about transit downtown for OPB titled "Portland passes halfway mark on massive transportation project. Can the central city get back on the move?" Here is an excerpt:

“We’ve made up considerable ground over the past four years, a time when we’ve been working nonstop to restore ridership following the biggest single blow public transit has ever received,” [Tyler Graf, a public information officer for TriMet] said in an email.

Yet some public transit advocates say that many people are opting to carpool rather than take the bus or light rail nowadays, in part due to infrequent stops and the agency’s decision to increase daily fares earlier this year for the first time in more than a decade. Sometimes, commuters say, nearly empty buses have left riders feeling unsafe downtown.

“We all need to get to where we need to go, safely and quickly, just like everybody else,” said Abby Griffith, coordinator of Bus Riders Unite!, who advocates for people with disabilities who rely on public transit like her. Griffith is blind."

Image description: A blurry colorful bus has the words "all are welcome" on it as it zips around downtown Portland

Listen or read here: https://loom.ly/_PGPBw8 (link in bio)