SFBA Bench Collective

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About Us

The San Francisco Bay Area Bench Collective is decentralized collaboration of local neighbors who build, install, and maintain much-needed benches, mainly at bus stops. To help maintain a bench, adopt it! To build more benches, learn more here! If a bench has a problem, please report it!

Bench Map

News

dailycal.orgGrassroots bench collective fills seating gaps at Bay Area transit stops December 2, 2025

When UC Berkeley graduate Mingwei Samuel heard about an injured neighbor who was forced to sit on the curb while waiting for the bus, he strapped a handmade bench to

elisejoshi.substack.comThe People Yearn for Benches - Elise Joshi November 30, 2025

Oakland's community-made bus benches are sparking hope in real life and online.