This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. By day, Mingwei Samuel works as a software developer. Also by ...

It’s a tale as old as social media: In November, Owens tweeted a photo of his 64-year-old neighbor sitting on the curb at a bus stop to draw attention to the lack of seating for bus riders. “Which ...

BERKELEY, Calif. - Back in November, Darrell Owens, a housing policy analyst and self-described "transit lover" tweeted a photo of his neighbor suffering from chronic pain, sitting on the ground ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Call them what you like; pop-up benches, DIY benches, guerrilla benches. The unpermitted wooden seats, first seen at East Bay bus stops, have now made their way into San ...

Next City reports that activists in Berkeley, California, have been building benches for bus riders in hopes the city will follow suit to provide even more seating. By day, Mingwei Samuel works as a ...