Introducing “#OneBus”, A Socio-Artistic Intervention of MBTA Buses to Foster Positive Social Interactions and a Stronger Sense of Community in Boston
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Introducing “#OneBus”, A Socio-Artistic Intervention of MBTA Buses to Foster Positive Social Interactions and a Stronger Sense of Community in Boston
Description
The present project seeks to investigate how and to what extent public
transportation, understood as a space of daily convergence of diverse individuals and
communities, can be leveraged to promote social interaction and cohesion among diverse
and segregated communities. Specifically, this project will propose a socio-artistic
intervention called #OneBus Project—to be piloted on the #1 MBTA bus connecting
Harvard Square (Cambridge) and Dudley Square (Roxbury)—that seeks to spur positive
interactions and a shared sense of community among the diverse #1 bus passengers by
harnessing the elements of surprise and social categorization.
transportation, understood as a space of daily convergence of diverse individuals and
communities, can be leveraged to promote social interaction and cohesion among diverse
and segregated communities. Specifically, this project will propose a socio-artistic
intervention called #OneBus Project—to be piloted on the #1 MBTA bus connecting
Harvard Square (Cambridge) and Dudley Square (Roxbury)—that seeks to spur positive
interactions and a shared sense of community among the diverse #1 bus passengers by
harnessing the elements of surprise and social categorization.
Creator
Constanza Vidal
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Constanza Vidal, “Introducing “#OneBus”, A Socio-Artistic Intervention of MBTA Buses to Foster Positive Social Interactions and a Stronger Sense of Community in Boston,” USW24, accessed April 20, 2024, https://usworld24.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/44.