"Metro Honors Rosa Parks on her birthday today with reserved seats across bus and rail system"

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“Metro Honors Rosa Parks on her birthday today with reserved seats across bus and rail system”

By Prince Of Petworth
Published February 4, 2026 at 8:45AM



Thanks to Nate for sending above from this morning’s commute on the Green Line.

From WMATA:

“On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Metro is honoring civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks on her birthday by reserving a seat for her on every bus and train across the system.

To commemorate the day,

Metro is placing signs on trains and buses, reserving a single seat in recognition of Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus and subsequent arrest in 1955. Her act of courage helped advance the civil rights movement.

Metro has previously honored Parks’ legacy by reserving a seat with a special sign on all buses, and for the second time, a reserved seat will be saved on every train as well.



The tribute comes on what would have been her 113th birthday. 

This year also marks the 21st anniversary of Metro’s historic Rosa Parks bus. The commemorative bus is the same model she protested on and was refurbished in 2005 after Parks’ death. It was used in the procession for her memorial service in D.C. The exterior of the bus reads “It All Started on a Bus: Rosa Parks, 1913-2005; The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.”

Read more: https://www.popville.com/2026/02/metro-honors-rosa-parks-dc-wmata-reserved-seats/