Disability advocates want Denver to rename Civic Center Station after ‘Gang of 19’ activist Wade Blank

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) is considering renaming Civic Center Station to honor Rev. Wade Blank, a leader of the “Gang of 19.”. In 1978, the group stopped RTD buses with wheelchairs to call for accessible public transit, improving accessibility in Denver and helping start a nationwide disability rights movement.

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