Streamline bus service celebrates 1 millionth rider - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: News

NICK WOLCOTT/CHRONICLE Roberta Stevens, 80, steps off the bus at the downtown bus depot on Friday morning. Stevens was awarded a bouquet of flowers and a gift basket for being Streamline's 1 millionth rider.

Streamline bus service celebrates 1 millionth rider - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: News: "Streamline, a Human Resource Development Council program, provides free public transportation to the Bozeman community. It was launched in August 2006 in partnership with the Associated Students of Montana State University."

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Transit Riders Union [Seattle]

Transit Riders Union: "Why do we need a Transit Riders Union?

• Deep bus service cuts were only narrowly avoided in King County…
• Public transit is under attack in cities across the country…
• Unemployment is rising and social services are shrinking…
• The planet is warming and natural resources are dwindling…
• The global economy is in crisis…"

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Transportation funding: Transit systems drive our future | OregonLive.com

By Neal R. Peirce 

Transportation funding: Transit systems drive our future | OregonLive.com: "It's straightforward, argues the New York-based Regional Plan Association (RPA). Transportation, it asserts, isn't just a question of patching a few potholes or cleaning dirty subway cars. It's a matter of the national future -- whether our economy hums or shrinks, carrying our standard of living down with it.

Illustrating its point, RPA cites the case of America's top 10 transit regions, among them New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Atlanta. Collectively, the 10 regions represent a third of America's economic output and a quarter of our population. And they're projected to grow 26 percent --90 million people -- in the next 30 years. "

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Pledge to reduce driving and get your UnDrivers License

History | Undriving & Undriver Licensing: "Undriving™ was invented in 2007 within the innovative Seattle neighborhood group, Sustainable Ballard. Projects in this all-volunteer group arise where there’s passion, and one man who adamantly thought no one should drive a car was beating the drum in the group’s Transportation Guild. Yes, cars are a huge part of the climate crisis – but what could we do that was engaging, inviting, even fun? After months of discussion our founder coined the term Undriving – and the idea for the Undriver License™ followed closely on its heels. From there, the whole program practically designed itself!"

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#occupywallstreet in 72 cities

Portland, OR

via http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/cities-that-have-joined-the-occupied-movement

Transit passengers to ride for free next week

Richard Hackett of Corvallis places his bike on the Linn-Benton Loop bus. Hackett rides his bike on the mornings he visits his father in Albany but takes the bus on the way back across the river. (Mark Ylen/Democrat-Herald)
Read more: http://democratherald.com/news/local/article_b942f994-eb2a-11e0-8010-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1ZVz0ddMF

Transit passengers to ride for free next week: "Passengers on most mid-valley public transportation systems can ride for free on regular routes during Try Transit Week Oct. 2-8, the city of Albany announced.
This year, Albany Transit System, Albany Call-A-Ride, the Linn-Benton Loop, and the Linn Shuttle will all be participating by offering free rides. Corvallis Transit System provides fare-less transportation year round."

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Young people want #carfree lifestyle

Cities now compete on how well they plan for biking-walking-transit | Crosscut.com: "According to housing and location preference surveys, the younger crowd wants to be in the center of things — downtown. They want cafes, restaurants, entertainment, and other young people to socialize with. They want walkable communities with parks; they want bike trails; they want to bike to work; and they want transit."

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