City of Oakland Public Works Agency referred this issue to COAST UNITED ADVERTISING, service request # 422731. Please contact that agency to follow-up. For more information, please visit the "Helpful Links to Other Resource Partners" at the link below.
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Vandals have also broken off parts of the metal armrests, leaving sharp edges that could cause serious cuts and other injuries.

We contacted COAST UNITED ADVERTISING and have determined these benches do not belong to them. They belong to the City of Oakland; this issue needs to be addressed by the City of Oakland PWA.

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If that's the case, the graffiti-tagged bench at the corner of Broadway and 40th would also be the responsibility of PWA (which has actually been doing a pretty good job on small jobs like replacing graffiti-covered signs).

Agreed, these broken benches are not only ugly, they are hazardous.

This is a hazard, long overdue, please deal with it.

It's been more six months now. Is anybody willing to take responsibility?

I think PWA thinks this case is closed. Somebody's going to have to call them and talk to a human being.

Contacted Councilmember Kalb's office for assistance.

These benches are a hazard - somebody could get hurt on them.

The Keep Temescal Clean & Beautiful volunteers were out here today picking up litter and trying to do the best we can to make this area unsightly. Please help us by resolving this issue.

volunteers trying to tidy the unsightly area not make it unsightly :)

Called PWA # at 4:30pm today, left a message about them owning the benches. Hopefully somebody gets the message.

Had the same situation with the bench at 2865 Broadway. PWA said Coast United was maintaining the bench. I contacted Coast United and they said, nope, it is the city's bench, not theirs. PWA, the ball is back in your court. Please fix these benches.

Shouldn't this be AC Transit's responsibility?

From AC Transit's website:

POLICY 6: CREATE SAFE, FUNCTIONAL AND LEGAL BUS STOPS WITH NEEDED AMENITIES
Best Practice 6.1: Make bus stops long enough for the buses that will use them
Best Practice 6.2: Paint the curb at bus stops red
Best Practice 6.3: Assure that sidewalks are wide enough and clear enough for bus stops
Best Practice 6.4: Provide an ADA compliant bus boarding/alighting area of at least 8 feet by 5 feet Best Practice 6.5: Provide bus shelters with appropriate amenities

On bus shelters: Refers to a shelter for riders to wait for the bus, a 13′x4′ canopy area with bench seating for three people. In addition, the shelter includes a display case with bus information for AC riders and a trash receptacle. Revenue from advertising in some of the shelters allows the vendor to fabricate, install, and maintain the bus shelters at no cost to AC Transit or other Participating Entities. This program started at AC Transit in 1999 and the first bus shelter was installed August 2000.

The benches were have been replaced! Good job everyone.

It took long enough.