transit for the people

Our platform

AC Transit is a vital public good for the East Bay’s working class. In the 1950s, the working people of the East Bay fought to create the AC Transit system, taking our bus system out of the hands of a private, for-profit corporation. AC Transit’s riders skew lower-income than those who take other forms of public transit, and 75% are People of Color. Bus service is essential to connecting its diverse riders to jobs, schools, healthcare, and grocery stores — while taking cars off the streets and keeping carbon out of the atmosphere.

Now, amid a pandemic and economic depression, our public bus system is in grave danger. Service cuts, layoffs, and a return to rising fares would be devastating to those who depend on the bus service. AC Transit is a necessity for the most vulnerable members of the working class — including students, the elderly, and the disabled. That makes public transit a social justice issue. That’s why Jovanka is fighting to defend and expand public transit, to ensure it as a right for all. We must fight for expanded, fare-free service and a rapid transition to a zero-emission fleet, funded by taxes on corporations and the super-rich, to put our transit system at the center of a green economic recovery.

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