"From Petaluma to Piedmont, Berkeley to the Bayview, Public Transit activists have been installing bespoke benches along (popular) bus routes since 2023. Now, loosely organized as the San Francisco Bay Area Bench Collective, the benches continue to proliferate on the San Francisco side of the Bay, a solid statement about accessibility, humane public infrastructure, and creating positive change through direct action."
"Ultimately, we'd like the city to install seating at all Muni stops that don't have it, so having a place to sit while you wait for the bus is universal," the SFBABC shared with 48 Hills in a recent email, noting that Muni shelters have historically been built and operated by Clear Channel, who naturally prioritizes advertising opportunities rather than resident need."
"Even before the first of the collective's benches hit the streets, Inner Sunset resident Chris Duderstadt had been building and disseminating benches in and around his neighborhood for over 20 years, most recently as the Public Bench Project with Adam Greebfield. Using Duderstadt's free bench-building template with some modifications, the SFBABC focuses its attentions on bus stops, where they have a captive public in people waiting for their transit."
Public transit activists have installed bespoke benches along popular Bay Area bus routes since 2023, now loosely organized as the San Francisco Bay Area Bench Collective. The collective concentrates on Muni stops, aiming to make seating universal at stops without benches. Muni shelters have historically been built and operated by Clear Channel, prioritizing advertising over resident need. Inner Sunset resident Chris Duderstadt pioneered bench-building for over 20 years through the Public Bench Project with Adam Greebfield. The collective uses Duderstadt's free bench-building template with modifications to place seating where people wait, improving accessibility, humane infrastructure, and tangible public benefits.
Read at 48 hills
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]