Bus/Life/Transportation Station

Our goal is to fund and build a neighbor-planned bus shelter in South Fayetteville, which is both aesthetically pleasing and designed to improve the commuting experience for local bus riders.  As of now, our bus stops are primarily just metals sign posts with no public seating, so riders are forced to sit on the ground or stand without protection from the weather. We cannot change the weather but we can improve the stop! Our structure aims to provide shade, shelter from the elements, resources (by including a Little Free Pantry/Little Free Library), and dignity to our neighborly bus patrons, and at the same time add art and appeal to the neighborhood. We hope this neighbor-led project will inspire other citizen- and institution-led bus shelters throughout the city and region. We want to make a visible statement about the role that buses have to play in our community and that they are valued modes of transport. We hope that the project shows that there are small, tangible improvements that can be made to start shifting the conversation about how people think about taking buses – and what their experience is once they decide to take a bus.