Metropolitan regional governance reform
Background The basic competitive unit of the global economy is not the city, but the metropolitan region. Our labor and housing markets, transportation systems, and air, water and other natural [...]
MTC Administrative Complaint
Background On June 10, 2010, in a follow-up to our work on the Oakland Airport Connector, we filed an administrative Title VI complaint with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) against the [...]
TRANSIT RIDERS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (TRPT)
Issue: Transportation Justice Topic: National Campaigns Case Date: February 1, 2009 Background In February 2009, Public Advocates joined civil rights and environmental justice groups across the [...]
Darensburg v. MTC
Background On April 19, 2005, Public Advocates and a coalition including bus riders, labor, and civil rights advocates filed a federal class action lawsuit against the Bay Area’s Metropolitan [...]
