Join us for Transit Equity Day. This year, we’ll be installing our community-built bench at a bus stop in Durham.
This year’s event will highlight community-built bus stop benches as a tangible example of what equity-focused, quick-build solutions can look like while larger transit projects move forward. We’ll also hear from a small number of community partners and share reflections on what it means to invest in dignity, access, and safety at transit stops across Durham.
Bike Durham will speak to a central reality facing our region: the funding we currently have is not enough to build the system we want and deserve. That means we cannot afford to sit on resources or wait for perfect conditions. We must plan, prioritize, and spend the money we already have to make real improvements now—so we are ready to scale up with state and federal funding when those opportunities come.
While we continue pushing for faster project delivery, this event emphasizes the importance of interim, people-centered solutions and partnerships with residents to address real community needs today.
Transit Equity Day is about values, action, and momentum—and we hope you’ll join us.
GET INVOLVED:
VOLUNTEER for the Jan 17th bus stop audit (identifying bus stop to receive bench):
VOLUNTEER for the Jan 19th build session (prepping bench for build):
ATTEND the Jan 26th Community Meeting for bench build (as a community!) NOTE: This may be postponed to February 2nd due to ice storm.
VOLUNTEER to install benches on Feb 4th Transit Equity Day. We need 10 helpers to move benches to 5 locations around the city.
ATTEND Feb 4th Transit Equity Day: We’ll gather for remarks at ReCity prior to installing bus stop benches