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UPROSE Buses

  • UPROSE youth worked with Groundswell to design this beautiful exterior to a shuttle bus that will be used around the city.
  • Mock-up of the driver’s side of the bus. This side addresses the health concerns raised by living in an urban space.
  • Mock-up of the entrance to the bus. This side shows UPROSE taking action against pollution.
  • The back of the bus depicts a girl planting seeds. The front bursts with green imagery, including bushes, leaves, and trees.
  • Youth discuss their process and the importance of UPROSE’s contribution to environmental justice efforts in Sunset Park at the dedication.
  • All teammembers received t-shirts with a stylized UPROSE logo, to help spread the word about the organization’s important work.

Project Description

Groundswell artist Christopher Cardinale worked with youth from environmental justice leader UPROSE to develop designs for a series of wrap-around vinyl banners. These banners would be adhered to four hybrid shuttle buses previously purchased through UPROSE's Pollution Reduction Projects for use by and throughout the Sunset Park community. The bus designs feature images related to the community’s concerns about air pollution. The image concepts were developed with the youth and in conjunction with UPROSE's clean air partners, including the Al-Noor School, the Chinese-American Planning Council, and the Marien Heim Senior Center.

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Project Info

Location: 164 22nd Street Brooklyn, NY 11215
Neighborhood: 
Sunset Park


Program: 
Community Commission


Theme: 
Nature and Environmental Conservation


Year: 
2007


Partner(s): 
UPROSE


Lead Artist(s):
Christopher Cardinale


Participants: 

 

UPROSE youth
Medium: 
Vinyl Banner


Fun Facts

Question about the Mural
What causes of pollution are included in the design? What causes are not but are nevertheless important to address?
Fun Fact
Founded in 1966, UPROSE is Brooklyn’s oldest Latino community-based organization.
Research
Children under four years of age from low-income areas are more than four times as likely to be hospitalized for asthma than children from high-income areas, according to the New York City Childhood Asthma Initiative.

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