February 4 is the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, who attended the Highlander Institute and was the secretary for the Montgomery Chapter of the NAACP.

Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person, an act of resistance that inspired the Montgomery bus boycott 65 years ago. The boycott ultimately led to the desegregation of public transportation. For the last four years, a network of labor unions, community organizations, and environmental groups have declared February 4 “Transit Equity Day, " a national day of action to commemorate Parks and other civil rights icons, and to advocate for accessible, reliable, and affordable transit powered by renewable energy.

Bike Durham is participating this year with the Durham Transit Equity Campaign by addressing one of the issues raised by transit customers through the Better Bus Project - keeping bus stops clean. We will be cleaning bus stops along Fayetteville and Holloway Streets, two of the busiest transit corridors in the city. Transit riders and workers deserve the dignity of well-maintained bus stops.

Please join us for a shift of 30 minutes to 2 hours on Thursday, February 3th from 1pm to 3pm to celebrate Transit Equity Day. (Note: Date has been changed from original due to forecast for rain.)