Philadelphia lacked bus-tracking signs, “Bus Stop Banksy” stepped in
The Washington Post••technology
Key Points:
- Local street artists, not SEPTA, installed guerrilla digital transit signs in South Philadelphia to make arrival times accessible to those without smartphones and to pressure SEPTA to expedite its planned citywide digital screen rollout.
- SEPTA has a $6 million contract signed in 2024 to install up to 700 digital signs, but progress has been slow, partly due to a $231 million budget shortfall and ongoing funding challenges.
- Artists like Make it Weird and Bird designed solar-powered e-paper display signs that operate with minimal energy, aiming to improve public transit accessibility despite fears of prosecution.
- The artists criticize SEPTA for delaying the digital display rollout and emphasize the need for better treatment and care of transit users, urging higher standards despite
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