BUFFALO, N.Y. — Volunteers are taking to the streets of Buffalo to help clear bus stops and the sidewalks near them.
“You would be surprised, the number of persons, including people in cars, that have stopped to not only say, ‘good job’ but to say, ‘if it weren’t for fill-in-the-blank I would be out there alongside you.’ So it’s a very much needed effort,” said Sherry Sherrill of We are Women Warriors.
The organization is teaming up with Buffalo Transit Riders United, the Coalition for Economic Justice and the Buffalo Mutual Aid Network this Transit Equity Week to shovel bus stops. The week ends on Feb. 4, which is Rosa Parks’ birthday.
As it stands, it is up to nearby residents and businesses to clear bus stops and sidewalks, not the Niagara Frontier Transit Authority or the city.
Some, like Sherrill, are pushing for the city to adopt a new law that would pass responsibility off to another entity.