The Adams administration desires bus riders to take a load off, saying Thursday that the town can be making a $40 million funding towards putting in benches or “leaning bars” at practically 9,000 stops across the metropolis that presently lack any seating choices.
“To make New York City the best place to raise a family, and grow old in we have to take care of the big things and the small things,” Mayor Adams stated in an announcement. “I am proud that this effort will give New Yorkers a break and transform the bus-riding experience for thousands of people.”
The hassle is predicted to take ten years, with the town committing to putting in 875 benches or bars per 12 months at a complete of 8,750 bus stops. Work is ready to start subsequent month.
In accordance with the town Transportation Division, which is answerable for the infrastructure supporting the MTA’s metropolis bus traces, solely about 5,000 of Gotham’s roughly 15,000 bus stops have provisions for seating.
“For many New Yorkers, having a place to sit at the bus stop is more than just a matter of comfort, it’s a matter of whether they can take the bus at all,” Metropolis Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez stated in an announcement.
The so-called “leaning-bars” which have appeared within the subway lately have drawn ire from critics who’ve labeled them “hostile architecture,” meant to discourage long-term stays by homeless New Yorkers or others.
