IndyGo in Indianapolis has joined with the People for Urban Progress (PUP)—a non-profit organization that promotes and advances public transit, environmental awareness, and urban design—to enhance some public transportation stops throughout Indianapolis with refurbished seats from Bush Stadium.

“When PUP wanted to meet with us about improving transit stops in the community, the conversation led to the possibility of using Bush Stadium seats and the excitement levels just escalated,” said Samantha Cross, director of business development for IndyGo.

Once the seats are removed from the stadium, they will undergo restoration before becoming available for the PUPstops program and for individual purchase.

The plan for future installations includes four to five additional placements at stops this spring. Requests for sponsorships at bus stops will be accepted around the same time.

“We hope to make this sponsorship process as user friendly as possible, but there’s a planning process for enhancing stops, so installations will not happen overnight,” said Cross. “We are still working on the logistics of sponsorship fees and agreements, so we hope to launch the program when we install the next round of seats in the spring of 2012.”

Bush Stadium is a historic baseball facility erected in 1931, which has hosted a variety of baseball leagues, the Pan American Games, and dirt track racing. The orange and yellow stadium seats date from the 1970s.

 

The yellow seats (far right) at an IndyGo bus stop were reclaimed from Bush Stadium and renovated before being made available to People for Urban Progress for the PUPstops program.