The bus is no longer just the bus. To members of the newly formed Transit Riders Union, it's a way to level the playing field.
"Inevitably, this is a social justice, civil rights issue," featured speaker James Bible, President of the Seattle/King County NAACP, said at the Nov. 15 meeting of the newly formed Seattle Transit Riders Union.
About 50 people showed up for the kickoff of the group, which was formed by Katie Wilson, Scott Myers and Chris Mobley.
They launched a campaign in August to raise rider awareness about planned Metro service cuts. ...