T Rider's Union
The T Rider's Union is a committee of the New England-based public interest group Alternatives for Community and Environment that advocates for improved public transit services in the Boston, Massachusetts metropolitan area.
The T Rider's Union focuses on transit in lower-income communities and its primary goal is to further the cause of environmental justice.[1] The group employs a number of different strategies including public demonstrations; a notable 2009 action was a Bake Sale for the MBTA to highlight the need for new revenue streams such as a gas tax.[2]
The group is a member of a number of coalitions focused on transportation justice, including Boston on the Move, and Youth Way on the MBTA.[3]
See also
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, also known as "The T"
References
- ↑ Official web site
- ↑ Hillary Chabot (10 March 2009). "Activists urge T to scrape up dough, avoid hike". Boston Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ↑ Yvonne Abraham (9 June 2011). "Youth and the T". Boston Globe. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
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