Transit Equity Day

Did you know that transportation is the second highest expense in most U.S. households? Did you know that the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the American Automobile Association report that it costs almost $12,000 per year to own and operate a car? Did you know that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation estimates that forty percent or more of City of La Crosse residents are non-drivers? Did you know that transit riders in Wisconsin spend 63 percent more time commuting than car drivers?

Transit Equity Day, February 4, Rosa Parks' birthday, calls attention to the need for better, stronger transit to ensure that everyone, no matter their age, physical condition, or wealth, can get to a full life. In fact, as Martin Luther King, Jr., noted, "Public transportation--buses, subways, trains, and more--is a genuine civil rights issue." Read more about that in this CityFix article.

Join the movement for better transit to improve equity, reduce air pollution and carbon emissions, and make our streets safer.

FREE FARES ALL DAY ON THE MTU February 4

OPEN HOUSE AT THE TRANSIT CENTER from 4 to 7

February 6 - SMRT Education & Outreach trip to Viroqua

Learn more: tinyurl.com/TEDLaCrosse-2026