BEAVERCREEK -- The City of Beavercreek is being ordered to begin the process of installing bust stops near the Mall at Fairfield Commons.
Today, the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Civil Rights ruled that the city was violating civil rights by not allowing the RTA to put bus stops along Pentagon Boulevard.
Bus riders complained they need closer stops to get to the mall. Currently, the closest stop to the mall forces bus riders to walk across the I-675 overpass.
According to Reverend Bruce Burns Sr. with the Peoples Community CME Church, "you can't discriminate from those that are seeking jobs, who are seeking healthcare, who are seeking to expand just to live."
Beavercreek is now required to develop a plan with new stops.
The city has spent more than $50,000 to fight the complaint.
Earlier coverage:
BEAVERCREEK -- Members of Leaders for Equality and Action in Dayton (LEAD) are gathering today to hear the ruling of the U.S. Department of Transportation. This ruling will decide whether the RTA will be able to add bus stops in Beavercreek.
The city has opposed the RTA expansion.
The three new stops that the RTA is proposing would be on Pentagon Boulevard, at the Mall at Fairfield Commons and at Soin Medical Center.
LEAD filed a Civil Rights complaint against Beavercreek with the USDOT, claiming discrimination because a substantial percentage of RTA riders are African-American.
Today, the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Civil Rights ruled that the city was violating civil rights by not allowing the RTA to put bus stops along Pentagon Boulevard.
Bus riders complained they need closer stops to get to the mall. Currently, the closest stop to the mall forces bus riders to walk across the I-675 overpass.
According to Reverend Bruce Burns Sr. with the Peoples Community CME Church, "you can't discriminate from those that are seeking jobs, who are seeking healthcare, who are seeking to expand just to live."
Beavercreek is now required to develop a plan with new stops.
The city has spent more than $50,000 to fight the complaint.
Earlier coverage:
BEAVERCREEK -- Members of Leaders for Equality and Action in Dayton (LEAD) are gathering today to hear the ruling of the U.S. Department of Transportation. This ruling will decide whether the RTA will be able to add bus stops in Beavercreek.
The city has opposed the RTA expansion.
The three new stops that the RTA is proposing would be on Pentagon Boulevard, at the Mall at Fairfield Commons and at Soin Medical Center.
LEAD filed a Civil Rights complaint against Beavercreek with the USDOT, claiming discrimination because a substantial percentage of RTA riders are African-American.
