"The guerrilla transit signs are meant to make SEPTA more accessible to all, including those without a cellphone to search for arrival times, the artists said. But their other goal is to push SEPTA to move faster on the five-year, $6 million contract it signed with a California company in 2024 to install citywide digital screens. The do-it-yourself project has received positive feedback from the community, with one local reporter dubbing the signs the work of "Bus Stop Banksy," a moniker the artists embrace."
""We have a lot power in our day-to-day responsibilities as citizens," said one artist, Make it Weird, who asked to go by their art pseudonym over fears of prosecution. "But it's hard to amplify that beyond a certain point unless you get really politically involved or get a lot of attention." Make it Weird, who uses the pronouns they and them, plans to set up 10 signs."
Local street artists installed solar-powered, aluminum digital bus arrival signs at Philadelphia bus stops to display estimated arrival times and decorative art. The signs aim to make transit information accessible to riders without cellphones and to pressure SEPTA to accelerate a $6 million, five-year contract with a California firm to install citywide screens. The project received positive community feedback and earned the nickname 'Bus Stop Banksy.' One artist, Make it Weird, plans to set up 10 signs and uses a pseudonym for fear of prosecution. SEPTA faces a $231 million budget shortfall and received $220 million in emergency state funds.
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