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Title: How Placemaking Can Transform Transit Facilities into Vibrant Destinations Track: Prosper, Place Format: 60 minute panel Abstract: A transit station or stop can serve much more than a transportation function; it can be a focal setting for community interaction and a place that fosters a diversity of activities. Learn about opportunities for Placemaking at transit stops that creates a win-win-win for ridership, economic development, and local communities. Presenters: Presenter: Cynthia Nikitin Project for Public Spaces, Inc. Co-Presenter: Jennifer Flynn Center for Urban Transportation Research, USF Co-Presenter: David Nelson Project for Public Spaces, Inc.
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ACTIVATING BUS STOPS
Reverie!
Affection!
Laughter!
ACTIVATING BUS STOPS
Smile!
Kiss!Play!
What are we talking about doing?
Bus Stops.
Public Spaces.
What is the goal of this project?
First, alleviate one or more problems that affect specific bus stops, e.g. graffiti, litter, crime, rider complaints, environmental exposure, or low ridership.
Second, bolster the image of two partners, the city, the Port Authority, and the transit system within the region and the PWPB audience.
Third, stimulate sociability, engagement, and excitement in the surrounding neighborhood.
PRECEDENTS
Local Precedents
Highmark’s Community Blue
healthcare kept commuters
warm this winter with
heated bus shelters.
Yahoo Bus Derby | San Francisco
Yahoo! pit commuting
neighborhoods against one
another in interactive game
play. The winner got the glory
and a chance to host their
own block party with
rock band, OK Go!
Omaha Gives! & MidCentury Chic | Omaha
Omaha By Design converted
a University bus shelter into
a comfortable living room you
wanted to stay in.
Victoria Bug Zoo & Bug Eyes | Victoria, BC
The interactive display
at this shelter let
commuters stop, look, and
see the world from a new
angle.
Pepsi Max & AR Freak Out | London
By adding a hologram
to the bus shelter, the
ridership was treated to
a commute full of adventure.
Samsung & Surfing | Amsterdam
Commuters were given the
opportunity to
“ride the
waves.”
MacBook Air & Swing | London
Waiting for the bus is much
more palatable, when
you’re swinging!
Osmosis of the Boulevard Diderot | Paris
This Parisian bus
activation goes beyond
the station and uses
Placemaking to make
the station a destination
in its own right.
Pittsburgh can take Thinking Beyond the Stop even further
Pittsburgh can raise
the bar when it
comes to transit
Placemaking
by making it
a strategy
for improving
neighborhoods
and accomplishing
transit agency goals.
PROPOSED PROCESS
Doable & Worthwhile
Select 2 bus stops to be activated.
Identify potential partners.
Host a Placemaking workshop at each stop.
Develop & approve activation plans.
Activation in place from Sept 8-11 (at least).
Evaluate the activations with conference participants in a mobile session.
Produce a brief summary report.
