Boston requests proposals for new street furniture program

Boston has issued a request for proposals to identify a business partner for a new street furniture program. The city is looking to expand its network of bus shelters, wayfinding kiosks and other infrastructure to “improve public spaces through functional, well-designed amenities that also attract advertisers’ interest,” Smart Cities World reports.

Boston’s current street furniture program includes more than 360 bus shelters, dozens of information panels and six self-cleaning public toilets, all maintained through revenue generated by advertising sales. 

“Boston reckons its original street furniture program, launched in 2001, was one of the first of its kind in North America. A pioneer in both design and delivery, the city entered into a public-private partnership that deployed hundreds of amenities throughout Boston,” Smart Cities World reports.