

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Transit Equity Day 2026: We Organize. We Ride. We Rise.
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am – Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: “We Organize. We Ride. We Rise.”

Transit Equity Day honors the legacy of Rosa Parks and centers the voices of Memphis’s more than 40,000 daily transit riders, creating space for community dialogue, shared learning, and collective action focused on public transportation equity and accessibility. 

Join us for: 
* Premieres of local bus rider video stories 
* Current state and future of Memphis public transportation 
* Participating in activities to amplify bus rider voices and encourage civic engagement 
* Sign up (free event): https://dub.sh/JCIKfqO 

“Public transit is important because it is the pulse of the city,” said Dorothy Conner, organizer. 

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Transit Equity Day 2026 is intentionally designed to be fully accessible, with ASL interpretation, ADA-compliant seating, and accessible materials available throughout the event. Volunteers will be on site to assist participants and ensure accommodations are honored. 

The event is open to transit riders, community members, advocates, and partners who share an interest in building a more equitable and accessible transit system for Memphis.

Better Transit for a Better Memphis is a coalition of community groups including the Disability Connection of the Midsouth, MICAH (Memphis Coalition for Access and Hope), and Sierra Club. 
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Please message Better Transit for a Better Memphis if you'd like to volunteer!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/memphis/transit-equity-day-2026-we-organize-we-ride-we-rise/200029594367533
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://dub.sh/JCIKfqO?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=memphis-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Memphis
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Orange Mound Community Center
- **lat**: 35.108833590572
- **long**: -89.976278270324
- **full address**: Orange Mound Community Center, 2590 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38114-2516, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Better Transit for a Better Memphis (https://allevents.in/org/better-transit-for-a-better-memphis/27419922)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Orange Mound Community Center, 2590 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38114-2516, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Better Transit for a Better Memphis
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Transit Equity Day 2026: We Organize. We Ride. We Rise. ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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