Description
Have you heard about the crowd-funded cardboard bus bench in downtown New Haven?
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/crowd-sourced_bus_bench_debuts/
In just two weeks, it has seen round-the-clock daily use by hundreds and hundreds of bus riders. Due to this resounding success, we've decided to purchase a 2nd bench.
We are now looking for:
- 10 financial supporters who can donate $12.52 each via PayPal (http://bit.ly/ReVI5f), for the total of $125.20.
- Non-financial supporters who can share this issue via Facebook and Twitter.
Thank you for helping to improve the community!
-Zack
ps. These benches and other cardboard furniture are made locally (right up the street on Chapel) by New Haven's own Chairigami (http://www.chairigami.com).
14 Comments
BB (Registered User)
I'm a sucker for benches. Had an amazing conversation post work today with a girl sitting on bench 1 who also just lost her father as I learned from her "RIP Dad" tag on the bench.
Just donated!
zbeat (Registered User)
Doug H (Guest)
BB (Registered User)
David Streever (Registered User)
Hey, where will the bench go?
Do we know yet if the city will remove them?
I would happily donate but not if the city is going to just pull it up.
Ben (Guest)
BB (Registered User)
Would be awesome to get this bench out today.
Κλειστό BB (Registered User)
Doug Hausladen (Registered User)
something about sharing is caring? i saw one person taking up the whole bench this morning as i biked by - not that they shouldn't, but because of the size of the bench it's a human-nature thing to have only one person on it if you're a group of one
http://www.pps.org/reference/benches/
Doug Hausladen (Registered User)
also perhaps a request to email "xxx@seeclickfix.com" with more bench suggestions on the route? can people text to a number like twitter?
for instance, you could put:
If you have an idea for another location for a bench, please text "@seeclickfix bench location" to 40404
Chris L (Registered User)
BB (Registered User)
BenHV (Registered User)
BB (Registered User)