Fares will be free on buses and light rail trains on Wednesday in the Denver metro area. The Regional Transportation District (RTD) said it will offer free fares on Wednesday for “Transit Equity Day” in honor of civil rights leader Rosa Parks. On Wednesday, customers can ride RTD bus, rail, FlexRide and Access-a-Rideat no cost…
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – The Capital Area Transportation Authority will unveil its Rosa Parks Tribute Bus on Wednesday to honor Parks’ legacy. CATA will showcase the bus Feb. 4 in front of the Michigan State Capitol, marking the 70th anniversary year of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Transit Equity Day, which is observed annually on…
Feb. 4, 1913, is the birthday of Rosa Parks, known as the “mother” of the Civil Rights movement. She lived the latter part of her life in Detroit. The bus she sat on during the 1955 incident that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama is now in the collection of the Henry Ford Museum…
