Transit Riders' Union release the people's plan for regional transit in Atlanta

The Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta Regional Commission, developers, and local politicians are all talking about the need for regional transit. But what would a regional transit system look like if it was planned by the people who rely on it and operate it everyday?

For two years TRU, members of ATU Local 732, and Concerned Paratransit Riders (now CTREA) have worked to analyze the current transit system and proposed expansions and develop our own vision for accountable, affordable, and accessible regional transit.

Check out our plan and contact us to find out how you can help move it forward!

TRU member Margo Waters and ATU Local 732 President Benita West speak at the TRU Press Conference, April 29th, 2008

 

Jobs with Justice joined up with ATU, AFSCME, public housing residents, disability rights' activists, and others to defend the Public Sector in Atlanta

We believe that the profit motive -with its inherent injustice- has no place in government or the public sector. We cannot trust private companies, driven to make a profit, with the provision of services guaranteed under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We see the interconnections between the struggles over privatization at Grady Hospital, funding and control of regional transit, and the destruction of public housing in Atlanta. Many of the same people (often poor and people of color) use all of these services. This public sector power grab is a concerted effort by Atlanta business interests and politicians to revitalize the city in their own image, making it clear that the poor are not welcome here. We believe that all people have a right to the city and the responsibility to protect this right.

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