Porch Swing Project · 1705 Rosa Parks Place . 89% of CATS stops do not provide shelter …and many...
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Porch Swing Project (a Knight Cities Challenge grant project)
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Porch Swing Project (a Knight Cities Challenge grant project)
1705 Rosa Parks Place
Can sidewalks and bus stops become the new civic front porch?
Let’s take a look at Charlotte…
1705 Rosa Parks Place
Light Rail
3,052 CATS Bus Stops
Bus Shelters
329 Shelters
Opportunity
1705 Rosa Parks Place
89% of CATS stops do not provide shelter
…and many do not provide seating
1705 Rosa Parks Place
Presbyterian Hospital Parking Deck
Cotswold Shopping Center SouthPark Mall
Transit vs. Auto Investments
Millenials
Porch Swing Project – Central Ave
Made by Tucker Ornamental Iron, Rock Hill, SC
A start with something our community loves …the quintessential front porch swing
We evaluated: • CATS ridership • Ease of construction (flat to
avoid retaining walls) • Ownership willing and able
to maintain the swing • Pleasant waiting area (tree
canopy or greenspace)
Avg. Weekly Bus Ridership
0-10
10 - 30
30-50
50-100
100 or more
Proposed swing locations
CMS Bus Stop
Plaza Midwood
Midwood International Cultural
Center
Fire Station
Plaza Midwood Midwood International Cultural Center
Charlotte Fire Station
Briar Creek
Avg. Weekly Bus Ridership
0-10
10 - 30
30-50
50-100
100 or more
Proposed swing locations
CMS Bus Stop
CMPD Eastway Division
Briar Creek
Eastway / Medford Acres
Avg. Weekly Bus Ridership
0-10
10 - 30
30-50
50-100
100 or more
Proposed swing locations
CMS Bus Stop
Memorial United Methodist Church
Eastway
Not everyone wants to go there!
Medford Acres
Winterfield / Eastland
Avg. Weekly Bus Ridership
0-10
10 - 30
30-50
50-100
100 or more
Proposed swing locations
CMS Bus Stop
Central Pointe Apartments
Winterfield / Eastland
…what’s possible
Athens, Georgia
San Francisco, California
Baltimore, Maryland
Bus stops as works of art?
Japan
Cornwall, England
Dubai, UAE
Bus stops with comfortable waiting experiences?
Drinking fountain Australia
Phone Charging LA
Could bus stops provide other amenities?
Paris Transit Stops
Library Interactive Maps
Bike Docking Station Standing Table Artistic Elements
Whimsical bus stops?
Litter Prevention @ Bus Stops?
We’re starting
but Transit can’t do this alone… …Neighborhoods, residents, developers, designers, businesses, and even guerillas can all help!
…What will you do?
We’re starting…
