Advancing Transit Equity
Diversity, equity & inclusion makes us stronger, as individuals and as an organization. We are committed to creating equitable processes and outcomes across our region.
Public Arts Partnership
The 40-foot fully wrapped bus features art designed by Studio Be's Brandon "B. Mike" Odum, whose inspiration was a young, local aspiring artist, Dontay Allen.
Public art bus in at RTA headquarters, “Tribute to the Freedom Riders,” which depicts New Orleans Civil Rights icons and Freedom Riders, Doratha “Dodie” Smith-Simmons, and Jerome “Big Duck” Smith.
New Orleans is a city built on diversity, resulting in a rich and unique culture. It is a city whose livelihood flourishes and often rebounds on the voracity and resiliency of the people, their cultural intelligence and their adoration for the arts and the artists themselves. In beat with that cultural rhythm, the RTA has focused on being a better community partner by joining forces with New Orleans’ artist Brandan “BMike” Odum and Ashe Cultural Arts Center to create culturally relevant public art buses. The RTA is proud to be a part of this community and is honored to do its part to ensure that New Orleans culture endures and prosperity is shared by all.
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