Tired of waiting?

We're Bus Riders United STL, and so are we.

We're a union of bus riders fighting for better buses. We have meetings each month on the 1st Sunday and the 3rd Wednesday, open to all. [ click to RSVP here ]

Take our 3-question Rider Survey!

It’s time St Louis had the bus system we deserved.

We depend on it every day, and yet we are constantly left waiting. The solutions are straightforward to bus riders: we see the issues firsthand.

We call on Bi-State to:

  • Invest in our operators
    • A long-standing pay-and-benefits shortage has left us with a serious lack of operators and an extremely strained bus system. Words only go so far: it’s time that operators get the raise they deserve for their vital frontline work during this pandemic.
  • Reverse COVID service cuts
    • Massive service cuts in November and March were supposed to be temporary and reduce undependable buses, but riders are still being left in the cold far too often. A raise in starting pay and improving working conditions will also help to attract the necessary staff to provide reliable transit service.
  • Take safety seriously
    • Metro’s approach to bus riders' safety leaves much to be desired: bus riders are left without transit centers for warmth during the coldest parts of the day, often with even longer waits due to service cuts. Also, rear-door boarding, a powerful tool to protect bus riders and operators during an airborne pandemic, was ended after only three months.

By working together, we can make ourselves impossible to ignore.

Join us today, and be a part of our fight for better buses!

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Recent updates

COVID fares are unfair

Why is the bus more expensive than before the pandemic?

As a safety measure near the beginning of the pandemic, the use of physical transfer slips was suspended. As a trade-off, Metro cut the price of a single bus ride in half to $1.

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All BSD meetings for 2021

Past meetings Thursday, January 14, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Board of Commissioners Special Meeting (virtual meeting) Safety & Security Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Friday, January 22, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Board of Commissioners Special Meeting (virtual meeting) Audit, Finance, & Administration Committee Meeting (Virtual Meeting) Operations Committee Meeting (Virtual Meeting) Monday, February 8, 2021 @ 9:00 AM Safety & Security Committee, Special Meeting (virtual meeting) – Friday, February 19, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Board of Commissioners Meeting (virtual meeting) Friday, March 19, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Board of Commissioners Special Meeting (virtual meeting) Audit, Finance, & Administration Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Operations Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) CANCELLED (rescheduled for 04/08/2021) Thursday, April 8, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Safety & Security Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Operations Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Friday, April 23, 2021@ 8:30 AM Board of Commissioners Meeting (virtual meeting) Friday, May 21, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Special Board of Commissioners Meeting (virtual meeting) Audit, Finance, & Administration Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Operations Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Wednesday, June 9, 2021 @ 2:00 PM Nominating Committee Meeting (phone conference) Friday, June 25, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Board of Commissioners Meeting (virtual meeting) Thursday, August 12, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Executive Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Safety & Security Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Operations Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Friday, August 20, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Special Meeting of the Board of Commissioners (virtual meeting) Audit, Finance, & Administration Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Friday, September 24, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Board of Commissioners Meeting (virtual meeting) CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM Friday, October 1, 2021* @ 8:30 AM – (rescheduled Board of Commissioners Meeting (virtual meeting) Thursday, October 7, 2021 Safety & Security Committee Meeting CANCELLED Operations Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Friday, October 15, 2021 @ 8:30 AM Audit, Finance, & Administration Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Monday, November 8, 2021 @ 10:00 AM Executive Committee Meeting (virtual meeting) Friday, November 19, 2021 @ 8:30 AM / BRUSTL’s notes on this meeting Board of Commissioners Meeting (virtual meeting) Friday, December 10, 2021 @ 10:00 AM Special Meeting – Board of Commissioners (virtual meeting)