Benches have been installed across the Bay Area, with close to 90 in the East Bay and eight in San Francisco. These benches are attached to concrete in city streets. The project is led by the San Francisco Bench Collective, which focuses on high traffic bus stops that lack seating. Volunteers are involved, and residents can request bench installations. The initiative currently operates within a legal gray area, as efforts are underway to seek full legalization for the project, which aims to provide more public seating for commuters.
"I love the bench. I was so excited when I saw it and then I looked up this thing, and it was so fun to hear that it was a group of people who are basically doing it on their own because we need them," said Ed Kinchley, a San Francisco resident.
"My group, the Transbay Coalition is working with cities, is working with this benching group to get this effort more fully legalized because right now it's operating in a legal gray area," said Carter Lavin, co-founder of the transportation advocacy group Transbay Coalition.
"There are a lot of very high traffic bus stops that don't have benches and the group prioritizes those. Especially those where a bench could be there. Like this spot right here - there is plenty of space, it is ADA compliant to do that,
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