'Your City Could Be Better': Meet Nashville's Rogue Bench Builders — Presented By City Cast Salt Lake

'Your City Could Be Better': Meet Nashville's Rogue Bench Builders — Presented By City Cast Salt Lake

From City Cast Salt Lake by City Cast

April 26, 2026 · 25 min

About this episode

The episode discusses DIY urban projects and guerrilla campaigns aimed at improving city infrastructure, focusing on Nashville's bench-building initiative.

Are DIY urban projects the key to improving the infrastructure in cities like Salt Lake? The grassroots group To Nashville, With Love has built and installed 60 benches at bus stops around Nashville, all without government approval. City Cast CEO David Plotz talks with City Cast Nashville podcast host Marie Cecile Anderson about what this guerrilla campaign is doing, why it’s gotten pushback from the city, and where Nashville’s Tactical Urbanism program fits into all this. Plus, the unique challenges of Nashville tourism. Mentioned on the show: "Who Put Benches at Nashville Bus Stops — and Why Did the City Remove Them?" (City Cast Nashville) "Guerrilla Public Service Redux" (99% Invisible) Is there something your city is doing that we should be talking about? Email David now! We’re also on Instagram: @yourcitycouldbebetter Looking to advertise on Your City Could Be Better? Check out our options.

People in this episode

Host: David Plotz

Guest: Marie Cecile Anderson

Topics covered

  • urban infrastructure
  • DIY projects
  • guerrilla campaigns
  • tactical urbanism
  • Nashville tourism

Keywords

  • urban projects
  • Nashville
  • benches
  • City Cast
  • tactical urbanism
  • infrastructure
  • guerrilla public service

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: To Nashville, With Love, City Cast Nashville

Books & works: Who Put Benches at Nashville Bus Stops — and Why Did the City Remove Them?, Guerrilla Public Service Redux

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