Volunteers from a bench collective installed twelve DIY bus benches across Bayview-Hunters Point, Lower Haight, The Mission, and Potrero Hill, cutting, painting, assembling, transporting by bike, and installing them over a weekend. The build prioritized stops with neighbors ready to adopt benches; the group maintains benches, handles problem reports, and invites new adopters via an online guide. The group criticized San Francisco bus stop conditions and noted Richmond's move to legalize community benches. Separately, the High-Speed Rail Authority submitted a supplemental report outlining scenarios, costs, schedules, and ridership projections to advance service linking the Central Valley, Palmdale, and Caltrain via Gilroy.
This time, the scope of installation covered multiple neighborhoods including Bayview-Hunters Point, Lower Haight, The Mission, and Potrero Hill. Bench parts were cut and painted on Saturday, then assembled, transported via bike, and installed on Sunday. This build we prioritized bus stops which had neighbors immediately willing to adopt the benches ... We encourage anyone who would like to adopt a bench to take a look at the adopters' guide on our website and reach out! We maintain all our benches and respond quickly to any problem reports via our website, whether or not the bench is adopted.
Sadly, "SF has some of the worst bus stops of any city here, lacking clear signage, red curbs, shelters, and of course seating," wrote the group in an email to Streetsblog. " The City of Richmond has begun the process of legalizing community benches and we hope SF will follow suit."
This report proposes several potential scenarios to advance the program, including the work already underway in the Central Valley and beyond, to connect in the south to Northern Los Angeles County at Palmdale and in the north to the electrified Caltrain system via Gilroy. Cost estimates, funding needs, construction completion schedules, and ridership and revenue projections are included for each scenario.
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