Rosa Parks Sparks Transit Equity Day

WAUSAU, Wis. (WXCO) – Metro Ride will reserve a seat on each bus to honor Rosa Parks and celebrate her invaluable work for transit day.

Wisconsin is celebrating Transit Equity Day on Tuesday February 4th.

It’s a day cities use to promote public transit as a strategy to combat climate change and means to provide affordable, accessible, clean, and safe transportation alternatives for all community members.

The day coincides with the birthday of Rosa Parks, an iconic figure in the movement for social justice and racial equity.

Metro Ride will reserve a seat on each bus to honor Rosa Parks and celebrate her invaluable work.

Transit Equity Day was established in 2018 by a network of transit rider unions, community organizations and environmental groups from across the country.