Today is Rosa Parks’ birthday. And, it was 63 years ago that she sat down in the white section of the bus and refused to get up to protest the injustice.
Across the nation there is a National Transit Equity movement that uses Rosa’s story to raise awareness today about inequities. So, Monday, February 5 is National Transit Equity Day of Action. Because transit equity is a social, economic, and environmental justice issue, everyone is affected. As reported by NPR/WABE 91.5fm, ‘In the 50 cities across the country with the worst traffic, it is $600 billion in transit projects.’
What I am reporting is that $600 billion represents a huge number of “living wage jobs”. It also represents opportunities for us to be at the table as planning is done, and a chance to hold our elected officials accountable as they propose and enact transit legislation.
So, join the National Transit Equity Day of Action Events on Monday, February 5 and the other events for Transit Equity Week in Atlanta.
For more information, use the following links:
Click to access 2017-PSE-Opportunity-Deferred4.pdf
With several billion dollars being projected cost of the planned expansion of MARTA heavy rail, light rail, expanded bus service, etc, we need to be at the table during these important planning stages.
For more information about these events and Transit Equity in metro Atlanta and across Georgia, contact Georgia Stand Up at:
info@georgiastandup.org
(404) 581-0061
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