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LA Metro Offers Free Rides for Transit Equity Day
4 Feb
Summary
- LA Metro provides free rides on all transport modes on Feb 4.
- This event honors civil rights icon Rosa Parks' birthday.
- Several other regional transit agencies also offer free rides.
In observance of Transit Equity Day, LA Metro is providing free transportation across all its services on Wednesday, February 4. This celebratory gesture honors the birthday of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, born on February 4, 1913, who famously refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955.
All Metro buses, trains, Metro Bike Share, and Metro Micro rides will be accessible without charge. This means all rail station turnstiles will be open, and bus riders will not need to tap their fare cards. The free fare period extends through 3 a.m. on February 5. Metro has also released a commemorative Transit Equity Day TAP card and will have ambassadors distributing giveaways.
Transit Equity Day has evolved into a significant day of action, drawing attention to the work of transit providers, labor unions, and climate justice advocates in advancing public transportation equity. Joining LA Metro in this effort, other agencies like Metrolink, LADOT, Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus Line, and transit authorities in San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange Counties are also offering free rides.
