The Regional Transportation District (RTD) and its transportation partners will mark Stand Up for Transportation Day on April 9 with a united, visible show of support for long-term federal transportation funding. The day’s event will start with a unity parade down the 16th Street Mall from Market Street to Union Station where a rally will take place on the Wynkoop Plaza at Union Station. The rally will feature speakers from a cross-section of the community sharing brief comments about the importance of transportation in their lives. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and other regional leaders will participate in the parade and rally.
Hundreds of people from different walks of life are expected to participate in the parade carrying banners and waving transportation rally towels to create awareness for the importance of federal transportation funding. The parade will also feature a specially branded Stand Up 4 Transportation bus covered with signatures of support from people across the region, a Colorado Department of Transportation Bustang bus along with other transportation vehicles like pedicabs, Van2Go, an Uber car, bicycles and taxi cabs. Live streaming of the events will be available on the RTD website.
Along with RTD, 260 transportation partners from across the nation will mark the day with a variety of activities in many other cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas, Atlanta, New Jersey, Phoenix, Charlotte, Boston, Salt Lake City and others.
