Transit Equity Day, commemorating Rosa Parks' birthday and her stand against segregation, is overshadowed by recent Trump administration orders threatening federal funding for public transit agencies in Southern California. While agencies like L.A. Metro offer free rides today, they face potential cuts to programs and services due to the freeze on federal grants, increased immigration enforcement, and the end of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Check before you go — many transit agencies, including L.A. Metro, are offering free rides all day Tuesday.Today is Transit Equity Day . It commemorates the birthday of pioneering civil rights leader Rosa Parks , who famously refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on an Alabama bus in 1955. But this year, the celebration is being eclipsed by recent orders from the Trump administration.Local agencies like L.A.
But this year, the Feb. 4 celebration is being eclipsed by the Trump administration’s threats to freeze federal grants, ramp up immigration enforcement and end support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs and climate initiatives. “ It's a shame that it has to be done in the shadow of what the administration is doing to create a much more divisive society,” he said.though currently paused by a judge
Overall, transit agencies in California relied on the federal government for nearly one-third of funding in the 2022-23 fiscal year, according to a memo prepared for the state’s, which meets later this week in Riverside. That money is used to keep buses and trains running, electrify vehicles and expand services — like building bike and walking paths in South L.A. and expanding light rail into the eastern San Fernando Valley, which is already under construction.
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