TriMet will not collect fares on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 — on what would have been the 112 th birthday of civil rights legend Rosa Parks.. It’s the fifth straight year that TriMet will celebrate the life and heroism of Rosa Parks by not collecting fares on our buses, trains and LIFT paratransit vehicles for the day. Our transit partners, C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar, also won’t ask for ...

"Rosa Parks is an inspiration to me," said TriMet General Manager Sam Desue Jr. "Seventy years ago, she had the courage to defy injustice and segregation. By keeping her seat, she took a stand.

To celebrate and honor the iconic Rosa Parks and her contributions to the civil rights movement, we will not collect fares on buses, MAX and LIFT on February 4 — Rosa Parks’ birthday. Portland Streetcar and C-TRAN will also join us in not collecting fares on February 4, 2025.

1 day ago · PORTLAND, Ore. – Tuesday, Feb. 4 marks the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks — and local transit is honoring her legacy with free fare.TriMet, C-Tran and Portland Streetcar are giving ...

1 day ago · The first-of-its-kind Rosa Parks Elementary all-school assembly included a debut performance of the song, “We Ride with Rosa,” by Portland-based musician Aaron Nigel Smith Something special happened when TriMet teamed up with the students and staff of Portland’s Rosa Parks Elementary School. The students received an in-depth history and civics lesson about their school’s namesake: […]

Jan 27, 2025 · TriMet will once again waive bus and MAX train fares for an entire day next week in honor of celebrated civil rights leader Rosa Parks. All public transit rides will be free Tuesday, Feb. 4 ...

TriMet renamed the Portland Avenue MAX Yellow Line Station for Rosa Parks in 2009, and in 2020, the Board of Directors passed a resolution declaring Feb. 4 as Rosa Parks Day. Fare collection will ...

3 days ago · Marking what would have been her 112th birthday, TriMet is in its fifth year of celebrating Rosa Parks Day by offering free rides on its buses, trains and LIFT paratransit vehicles for the day....

Jan 26, 2024 · TriMet will not collect fare on Sunday, Feb. 4, in honor of Rosa Parks, on what would have been her 111th birthday. Ride the bus, MAX or LIFT paratransit, and take time to reflect on the great contributions of the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.”

Jan 27, 2025 · PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Riders will not be charged for taking TriMet transportation on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in honor of the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, the company announced. The...