Kansas City activists build DIY bus stop benches to help riders — in defiance of transit agency

Cindy Baker, a spokesperson for the KCATA, said the agency has removed 70 of its own benches since 2022. Most were removed due to requests from the Kansas City Police Department

Fuck the police.

Tyler Means, the chief mobility and strategy officer at the KCATA, said the transportation agency has to remove the benches due to liability concerns. He said the agency already has to pay out settlements to people who are injured at stops or on buses, and “can’t add that to the list.”

I think that's a very responsible position, and I would remove the benches too.

And then I'd go add proper benches, you industry-captured fucking cheapskates.