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The Bus Riders Union (BRU) in Vancouver, British Columbia is a non-profit organization that advocates for better public transit services in Greater Vancouver. It has strongly criticized TransLink for such things as raising bus fares. It has also criticized the approval of the construction of the Canada Line rapid transit project, claiming that it would be built at the expense of adequately maintaining the bus system. The BRU is modeled after the Los Angeles-based Bus Riders Union. Like its Los Angeles counterpart, the Vancouver BRU argues that transit issues disproportionately affect people of colour, women, and poor people. The BRU engages in various protest, advocacy, and educational activities, and has approximately 950 members. The campaigns waged by the BRU include a fare strike to protest against rising fares and a campaign to restore the "night owl" late night bus service. The "night owl" bus campaign, launched in 2001, succeeded after Translink voted to reinstate the service in April, 2004. The BRU is also campaigning for more wheelchair accessible and clean air buses. On October 22, 2005, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF), at their Fourth Biannual Award of Excellence in Toronto, awarded its top prize to the Vancouver Bus Riders Union. The CRRF identified the "night owl" bus campaign victory as one of the factors which influenced the Awards Jury, chaired by Mary-Woo Sims. ==External links== * (Bus Riders Union Official Site ) * (Los Angeles Bus Riders Union ) * ('Bus Riders pay the price of transit under-funding.' ) Article by a member of the Vancouver Bus Riders Union. * () * ('Vancouver Bus Rider Union Brings Back Night Bus Service' ) * ('Bus Riders Win Back Night Owl Buses!' ) * ('Vancouver's Bus Riders Union takes top anti-racism award ' ) * (Bus Riders' Union in the news ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bus Riders Union (Vancouver)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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