3 days ago · Metro has previously honored Parks’ legacy by reserving a seat with a special sign on all buses, and for the first time, a reserved seat will be saved on every train as well. The sign features an image of Parks saying, “Today, this seat is reserved in honor of Rosa Parks.” The tribute comes on what would have been her 112th birthday.

2 days ago · WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Metro is reserving a seat on every bus and train on Tuesday to pay tribute to Rosa Parks on what would be her 112th birthday. “Her actions — refusing to give up her seat on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 and the subsequent arrest that launched a bus boycott — helped change public transit and the world,” the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit ...

2 days ago · There’s a seat reserved for Rosa Parks on every Metrobus and Metrorail train today. February 4 is the birthday of the civil rights legend, who died in 2005. WMATA has previously dedicated seats to Parks on buses to celebrate her birthday, but the transit agency added them to trains this year ...

February 4 marks the birthday of Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks, and 2025 would've been her 112th birthday. To celebrate, Metro said on Tuesday it will again reserve a single seat for Parks on each ...

3 days ago · From WMATA: "Today, Metro is honoring Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks on her birthday, Feb. 4. To acknowledge the day, Metro is placing signs on all trains and buses, reserving a single seat for Parks and her history-changing act of brave civil disobedience against racial segregation on public transit. Her actions -- refusing to give

2 days ago · Metro is reserving a seat on every bus and train on Tuesday to pay tribute to Rosa Parks on what would be her 112th birthday.

Jan 31, 2025 · Celebration to Honor Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks on Her Birthday BALTIMORE, MD (January 31, 2025) – In recognition of National Transit Equity Day, Tuesday February 4, the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration will offer free rides across all services including Local Bus, Light Rail, Metro Subway, MARC Train ...

Dec 1, 2023 · Metro is commemorating Rosa Parks Day and the historic icon who helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. Today, every bus in our Metrobus fleet will proudly feature a reserved seat in her honor.

Dec 1, 2023 · WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — December 1 is designated as Rosa Parks Day, a day to remember a woman who, through a simple, and peaceful act of disobedience, cemented herself as a figure in the civil rights movement in the United States.

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white man. Her actions inspired the Montgomery bus boycott, …