Have you ever noticed someone standing on the side a busy road or sitting on the curb while waiting for a bus? The lack of seating at bus stops in our area is a real problem, especially for seniors and people with disabilities. This week however, Reconnect Rochester unveiled a clever solution which they believe could change this picture…
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Bus Stop Cubes Could Give Transit Riders in Rochester a Place to Rest
Sunday, November 23rd, 2014Tags: bus, bus stop cube, bus stop seat, bus-stop, cube seat, guerilla bus stop seat, mass transit, mass transportation, public transit, public transportation, Reconnect Rochester, Regional Transit Service (RTS), Rochester, tactical urbanism, urban furniture
Posted in Rochester News, Transit + Infrastructure | 10 Comments »

Rochester’s First Parklet
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
By Mike Governale
Story updated October 12, 2015.
Next spring construction will begin on Rochester’s first parklet—a mini public space—in front of Joe Bean Coffee Roasters . Parklets are a relatively new urban feature you may have seen popping up in metros across the country. These makeshift public spaces typically extend out from the sidewalk into adjacent parking spaces offering people a place to stop, to sit, and to rest while taking in the activities of the street…
[UPDATE: Help fund this project on Kickstarter ]
Tags: Anton Siekmann, Brandon Colaprete, City of Rochester, Erik Frisch, Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, Kathy Turiano, Madelaine Britt, Mary Turner, Nancy Johns-Price, Nicole Howley, parking, parklet, Rochester, Rochester NY, Seth Eshelman, Staach, tactical urbanism, University Avenue, urban planning
Posted in Rochester Destinations, Rochester News, Urban Development | 18 Comments »
