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Berkeley residents build much-needed bus stop benches

The city of Berkeley has removed and replaced Samuel's first bench with a metal one. While the city didn't respond to NBC Bay Area's request for ...

Berkeley residents build much-needed bus stop benches - YouTube

A pair of Berkeley residents say they got tired of waiting for others to solve one of their community's challenges. The issue?

These Guerilla Bus Benches Are Spurring Berkeley to Step Up for ...

Vigilante urbanism: A pair of activists have taken up the job of building seating at Berkeley's bus stops. Will the city step up to meet the ...

Berkeley residents take matters into their own hands, build bus stop ...

A pair of Berkeley residents say they got tired of waiting for others to solve one of their community's challenges. The issue? No place for the ...

Activists vow to keep installing guerrilla benches at East Bay bus stops

Berkeley has replaced one DIY bench with a city-approved one. A pair of activists have added at least four more wood benches in the East ...

Cal grad brings DIY bench to an empty Berkeley bus stop

But on Sunday, Mingwei Samuel hauled a self-built bench onto the trailer of his cargo e-bike, rode 4.6 miles to downtown Berkeley and tied it to ...

Guerilla bus stop benches are spurring Berkeley officials to install ...

By day, Mingwei Samuel works as a software developer. Also by day — together with urbanist and writer Darrell Owens — he builds and installs ...

Transit activists placing benches at bus stops to give ... - YouTube

Itay Hod reports on how two transit activists are pushing city officials to place benches at bus stops. Website: http://kpix.com/ YouTube: ...

NBC Bay Area on X: "A pair of Berkeley residents say they got tired ...

A pair of Berkeley residents say they got tired of waiting ... No place for the elderly to sit while they wait for buses. nbcbayarea.com. Berkeley ...

Berkeleyside - "The benchings will continue until morale... - Facebook

So, the City of Berkeley is wasting taxpayer dollars to remove existing privately built and paid for benches and replace them with city built and paid for ...

All-In For Guerrilla Urbanism - by Darrell Owens

I've told council members in Berkeley and Oakland about stops that need fixing. I personally communicated with Berkeley's transportation staff ...

Berkeley Bus Bench Activists Shame City Into Action - Planetizen

Two residents are building and placing wooden benches at bus stops that lack seating. The city has replaced at least one with a permanent bench.

In the news: USGS earthquake map, Berkeley residents ... - YouTube

Plus, Berkeley residents build much-needed bus stop benches. And, the 49ers are gearing up for a playoff match this weekend, but it's the ...

No Bus Stop Seating? No Problem. (Actually, There Is Definitely a ...

Strong Towns Metro Milwaukee, a Local Conversation based in Wisconsin's most populous city, aims to build 100 bus benches in the next year. “We' ...

Bench added at Berkeley bus stop after Cal grad, good Samaritan ...

He built his first bench in November 2022 and placed it in San Francisco after it took him a weekend to create. He said building the benches ...

Guerilla bus stop benches are spurring Berkeley officials to install ...

A month later, he had placed a wooden bench, built based on a template from the Public Bench Project, at the bus stop in downtown Berkeley.

Who has the Right to Remove Benches At Bus Stops? A Bus Stop ...

AC Transit is a boon – buses run fast and frequently, but no matter how efficient the system is, riders must always expect to have a wait.

Bus Stop Furniture Guidelines September 2022 - AWS

bus stops where shelters and benches would make the most positive impact. ... • Maintenance visits to each shelter twice per week or more as needed. Visits ...

Transit activists pushing city officials to put up benches at bus stops ...

When Darrell Owens and Mingwei Samuel noticed there were no benches at many bus stops across the East Bay, instead of sitting on their hands ...

Berkeley Transit-First Policy Implementation Plan

Bus stop improvements such as benches and ... Testing the feasibility of a low-cost shuttle or. “jitney” service for Berkeley residents.