Feb 4, 2025 · 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 112 th birthday. This year also marks the 20 th anniversary of Metro’s historic Rosa Parks bus. The commemorative bus is the same model she protested on and was refurbished in 2005 after Parks ...

6 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 ...

Feb 4, 2025 · 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 ...

Feb 4, 2025 · “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 …

Feb 4, 2025 · To celebrate, Metro said on Tuesday it will again reserve a single seat for Parks on each one of its buses and expand to add a seat on every train for the first time.

6 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.

6 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.

Dec 1, 2023 · Metrobus reserves a seat in honor of Rosa Parks Day and the Civil Rights icon. 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 …

Jan 31, 2025 · MARYLAND (DC News Now) — To honor and celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, the Montgomery County Maryland Department of Transportation (MCDOT) said it will offer free rides across all of its services on Feb. 4.

Feb 4, 2025 · 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.