Here’s some of the activities that have been going on throughout the county in opposition to the cuts:

In Brookline, the Community Council’s energetic opposition to the cuts helped several politicians to oppose them. City Council representative Motznik urged everyone to call and write Bland and Onorato. Mayor Ravenstahl said the cuts are too harsh. (His city planner pointed out that 11 city neighborhoods will lose ALL bus service, including Brookline).

The St. Claire Village Tenants Council got State Representative Jake Wheatley to walk with them from their old stops in the community up the hill to Mt. Oliver through snowy hills and streets with no sidewalks. Rep. Wheatley sent a letter to the Tenants Council stating that he had changed his mind, and he is now opposing the service cut to their community.

We have held 6 community meetings throughout the county where hundreds of public transit riders were given the tools to organize on their buses and in their communities to stop the cuts.