Overview
- All targeted locations are bus stops on public property with sufficient sidewalk or island space, totaling roughly 8,750 eligible sites.
- New fixtures will be benches or leaning bars added at stops that currently lack seating, with DOT also maintaining existing installations.
- City data indicate nearly two-thirds of eligible stops do not have seating, even as more than 5,000 bus stops citywide already offer a place to sit.
- New York City has over 15,000 bus stops, but only a little more than half qualify for the program due to space and property constraints.
- Transit advocates, including the Riders Alliance and UP-STAND, praised the move as a safety and accessibility upgrade for seniors, disabled riders and families, who are among the 1.4 million daily bus users.