RIDING AN A-B-Q RIDE BUS OR SUN VAN WILL BE FREE ON MONDAY. SPOKESMAN RICK DEREYES TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB FEBRUARY 4TH IS NATIONAL TRANSIT EQUITY DAY. IT WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT’S ALSO ROSA PARKS’ BIRTHDAY. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT ON A SEGREGATED BUS IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA BACK IN 1955.
DEREYES SAYS MORE PEOPLE USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ALSO MEANS LESS AIR POLLUTION FROM AUTOMOBILES. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO PARK YOUR CAR AND CATCH A BUS AT FOUR DIFFERENT TRANSIT CENTERS MONDAY: CENTRAL AND UNSER … UPTOWN …NORTHWEST … AND MONTANO.
