"The freedom to move with dignity is not a convenience – it is a prerequisite for full participation in society." Thanks to @replsimon.bsky.social for speaking up with us against the Trump administration's rollback of civil rights protections in transportation. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Public transit is a lifeline for countless Americans. Trump is derailing our protections | Lateefah Simon and Guillermo Mayer

The US will no longer hold transportation agencies accountable for unintentional discrimination. That’s devastating for those of us who depend on it

theguardian.com

AC Transit fares remain inequitable -- charging cash riders more per ride with no access to free transfers or weekly caps. And there are no places to add cash to a Clipper card in many neighborhoods. This disparity hits unbanked riders who can least afford to pay more. AC Transit & MTC must fix it

The Oaklandside@oaklandside.org · last mo.

Prices are going up for AC Transit fares. Again.

California has a big gap between what the state says about its support for transit and its actual support in funding!

California Transit Association@caltransit.bsky.social · last mo.

California has set ambitious climate goals, and public transit is one of the state's most effective tools for reducing emissions, improving mobility, and connecting communities.

Leaders around the world are banking on tech advances to solve climate change. One leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and then burying it underground forever. It sounds practical. Here’s why there's no conceivable way it can work: (THREAD)

@rideact.bsky.social what does "changed" mean on the real time app?

We did a whole episode with Laurel about this recently. It’s important to understand the impacts of these types of decisions. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/02/t...

Talking Headways Podcast: Civil Rights, Civic Transport — Streetsblog USA

Let's talk about "disparate impact" — and why the Trump administration wants to gut it.

usa.streetsblog.org

Laurel in Transit@laurelintransit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today US DOT rescinded regulations on disparate-impact liability. Sounds wonky but it's a critical way Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has protected communities of color from disproportionate harms from transportation decisions and required proactive analysis on the fairness of benefits

🧵 Thread of how, in addition to the Oakland example in the article, Title VI disparate impact complaints have been used as a tool by communities to push back on disproportionate impacts of transportation decisions

Jerome Alexander Horne@jahorne.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In a rule change announced Wednesday — and published Thursday without public comment — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy eliminated disparate impact liability, a key tenet of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, from the U.S. DOT’s regulations. www.kqed.org/news/1208711...

Today US DOT rescinded regulations on disparate-impact liability. Sounds wonky but it's a critical way Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has protected communities of color from disproportionate harms from transportation decisions and required proactive analysis on the fairness of benefits

Emergency Rally Wednesday in SF to save California's biggest program for affordable housing and public transit from getting gutted and fed to Big Oil companies. We have 3 days to spread the word as far and wide as possible for the rally the day before the vote! actionnetwork.org/events/emerg...

Emergency Rally to Tell Gov Newsom Don't Rob Transit and Housing to Fund Giveaways to Big Oil

This week, Governor Newsom’s appointees are planning on taking billions of dollars AWAY from public transit and affordable housing programs in order to give big polluters like Chevron permission to co...

actionnetwork.org

California regulators want to give billions to Big Polluters and cut transit and affordable housing funding. Speak out to defend public transit and make sure polluters pay! actionnetwork.org/letters/carb...

Don't let big polluters weaken one of the best greenhouse gases reduction programs in the world. Tell CARB to Remove the Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive mechanism now.

Last year, the California legislature passed a reauthorization of California’s Cap-and-Invest program extending this critical system that reduces pollution while shoring up funding for ratepayer relie...

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Pour one out for the Hilton staff who are working perhaps the worst shift in food service history rn.

People in wheelchairs surrounded and barricaded two city buses over the course of two days, demanding wheelchair lifts and chanting, "We will ride."

In 1978, they stopped buses — and helped launch a disability rights movement

People in wheelchairs surrounded and barricaded two city buses over the course of two days, demanding wheelchair lifts and chanting, "We will ride."

n.pr

Detroit graduates largest single class of bus drivers after (livable) wage hike

Detroit graduates largest single class of bus drivers after wage hike

The increase in graduating bus drivers follows a new union contract that increased driver pay by about $6.

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This week's episode of Talking Headways discusses transit agency power dynamics, the loss of public sector capacity, and how the Trump administration is looking to gut civil rights enforcement for transportation projects.

Talking Headways Podcast: Civil Rights, Civic Transport — Streetsblog USA

Let's talk about "disparate impact" — and why the Trump administration wants to gut it.

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Yes, it has cleared the internal federal review. We haven't seen the language yet. They should post it 1 day prior on the Federal Register in "Public Inspection". This internal review looks like they are trying to do it as a final rule with no public comment period. www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eo...

🌈 (andy)@andrw.bsky.social · 4mo ago

They're trying to repeal Title VI (Title 6) regulations?!!

Always a pleasure to talk with Jeff @theoverheadwire.com! (Less a pleasure to hear my own voice recorded.) Thanks for having me on to highlight the threat to civil rights protections in transportation. Watch this space for updates on the pending US DOT rescission of Title VI regulations.

The Overhead Wire@theoverheadwire.com · 4mo ago

New #TalkingHeadways podcast! We're chatting with Laurel Paget-Seekins @laurelintransit.bsky.social about how the Trump administration is looking to gut civil rights enforcement for transportat projects. Also transit agency power dynamics and public sector capacity - link.theoverheadwire.com/jg34x

So glad my Congressmember is leading on this critical issue! We have a long history of discrimination in transportation in the US and disparate impact analysis is a critical check before important transit fare and service decisions.

Congresswoman Lateefah Simon@replsimon.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Trump's Department of Transportation is publishing a rule to eliminate core civil rights protections that govern how federal transportation funds are spent. As a transit dependent person, I know how important it is for transit agencies to consider disparate impact on the communities they serve.

Great quote! BART does allow the Bay to function. The photos in this article seem selectively taken to make BART seem empty. My regular experience at rush hour is standing room only. It is not the pre-pandemic sardine levels, but still 'take your backpack off' levels. (efficiency=shorter trains)

TransitCenter@transitcenter.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“It seems insane that a place as flush with cash as this town can’t keep things like this that allow society to function.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

HUD has to read every comment we submit. Be a wrench in their plans to scapegoat immigrants & make families homeless ⤵️ actionnetwork.org/letters/keep...

Tell HUD: Keep Families Together and Housed!

HUD’s new proposal is cruel, costly, and counterproductive. It would rip families apart and increase eviction & homelessness during a housing crisis. Join me in telling HUD Secretary Scott Turner to ...

actionnetwork.org

Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.

ICE abducted two members of CWA Local 7304 at their workplace, New Flyer in St Cloud. Both men had come to the US from Laos legally as small children and had worked at New Flyer for over 20 years.

AN INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO ALL - Two CWA Members Abducted at Work by ICE in St Cloud, MN

Communications Workers of America Local 7250, CWA, Labor Union

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The Clipper fare system upgrades in the Bay Area have great benefits - free transfers, fare caps, open payment. But unfortunately they leave behind people without access to Clipper. This is pronounced on AC Transit where cash riders don't have access to a weekly pass www.kqed.org/news/1206773...

Clipper 2.0 Leaves AC Transit Cash Riders Behind | KQED

Transit advocates are calling attention to recent updates to Clipper that fail to extend savings to people who pay with cash to ride AC Transit.

kqed.org

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

The main threat to transit isn't crime, it is the federal government threatening funding and rolling back civil rights and environmental justice protections. commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...

The real danger facing the T   - CommonWealth Beacon

There is a clear threat to our public transit system here in Boston, and it is not crime or “vagrancy.” It is the systematic clawing back of federal funding and the withdrawal of environmental justice...

commonwealthbeacon.org

In the continuing attacks on civil rights and environmental justice today the Federal Transit Administration withdrew its circular on Environmental Justice issued in 2012. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Notice of Withdrawal of Environmental Justice Guidance

The Federal Transit Administration withdraws guidance document Circular 4703.1, Environmental Justice.

federalregister.gov

This is my fear for the future of transit, sponsors determining service. It will create inadequate and inequitable service levels and we now lack the credible threat of federal Title VI enforcement. Support for everyone in PA fighting for transit funding!

sick public transit, gloria@seung.bsky.social · 11mo ago

use FanDuel promocode FISCALCLIFF for to get your first $5 bet for free and connect with a Pennsylvania representative www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/...

Join me tonight at this virtual panel!

Carter Lavin@carterlavin.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#TransitMonth2025 webinar tonight -- "Embracing Immigrants (and fighting ICE) on Public Transit" www.socaltransitmonth.org/embracing_im...

The millionaire’s tax in Mass is providing critical funding to the MBTA, and has resulted in the elimination of subway slow zones, trains that are moving faster, and the hiring of more bus drivers to expand service. Tax the rich, fund transit.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 12mo ago

"But nearly three years later, it’s becoming clearer and clearer — the Massachusetts millionaires tax has been a total success, and an incredible benefit for our state’s businesses. " #mapoli commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...

remember to breathe they want you to stop, but you shouldn't