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.