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metro news a IndyGo recycles stadium seats for bus stops s developers began repurposing the historic Indianapolis ballpark Bush Stadium, former home of the Indianapolis Indians, to make way for a new technology district, People for Urban Progress (PUP), an Indianapolis innovation center and "do-tank" that develops projects that enhance the city's urban quality of life, negotiated the rights to salvage the stadium seating that would have otherwise gone to landfills. In partnership with Ecolaborative, Indianapolis Fabrications and Recycle Force, PUP is facilitating the refurbishment of the stadium seats, while a strategic relationship with IndyGo is bringing the rehabbed stand-alone benches to bus stops around Indianapolis. Each sponsored PUPstop will be branded with the supporter's logo, community group or individual name on a dedicated commemorative sign. In late 2011, the pilot PUPstop was installed at Alabama and Vermont Streets where a public art mural of Kurt Vonnegut is the backdrop, steps from Massachusetts Avenue at a stop served by IndyGo routes 2, 5 and 17. Additional PUPstops have been placed at various locations in Broad Ripple, downtown, Fountain Square and Nora, and more are planned for high pedestrian traffic areas, new developments like 16Tech (Bush Stadium redevelopment site), and community spaces including Madame C.J. Walker Theater Center. "The redevelopment of the historic Bush Stadium site presented an opportunity to save reusable materials that would have otherwise gone to waste," said Michael Bricker, m Passenger Information Systems The next generation of LED/LCD Destination Signs! ·INFOtainment - Proven product, over 12,000 units in service worldwide ·100% LED single or multi-color signs using Ethernet protocol ·Automatic brightness control ·Custom designs to fit your application ·Meets or exceeds all ADA and APTA specifications ·Solid state design m 12 - 900 Klein Road, Plano, Texas 75074 - 972-424-6511 - www.luminatorusa.com < mETRO mAGAZINE JUNE 2013 metro-magazine.com