tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post1754100758786281124..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Subsidy and BusoloticsPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-26958038179660158492008-08-01T16:03:00.000-07:002008-08-01T16:03:00.000-07:00The Wikipedia article on the Bus Riders Union link...The <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_Riders_Union_(Los_Angeles)" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia article on the Bus Riders Union</A> links to some anti-BRU pages that imply that the BRU is run by some left-wing ideologues whose biggest priority is politics rather than transit.<BR/><BR/>But fortunately, they've got competition: a <A HREF="http://railriders.la/" REL="nofollow">Rail Riders Union</A>, that is more focused on transit advocacy. In particular, some of its members want a "Pink Line" from Hollywood through West Hollywood to Santa Monica, where it would meet a "Subway to the Sea" extension of the Purple Line.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984896453534621864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-66627173927694466322008-08-01T09:27:00.000-07:002008-08-01T09:27:00.000-07:00It's not even "equal time" as much as it is that I...It's not even "equal time" as much as it is that I think they're going to have an impact on whether or not the sales tax proposal is eventually passed this November. If the BRU does more than token opposition and the pols in San Gabriel Valley keep up their tough talk, the proposal is in real trouble.Damien Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675336302224403432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-5534882959043773452008-08-01T07:21:00.000-07:002008-08-01T07:21:00.000-07:00I think pretty much everything you need to know ab...I think pretty much everything you need to know about the BRU is their position during the month-long strike in 2003 that shut down the MTA completely: they were on the side of the drivers, rather than the hundreds of thousands of the poorest Angelenos who had no way to get to work for a month. And indeed, this is perfectly consistent with their anti-rail position. After all, rail requires significantly fewer drivers to move the same number of people.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.com