A BENCH WITH A PURPOSE

A Good Place Bench is the physical extension of Good Place, a series of conversations on a public bench, about life and the place you live in.

Cities, municipalities, campuses, corporate environments, student housing networks and cultural locations and more can now get their very own Good Place Bench. 

We design, launch and activate the bench to help facilitate:


A safe space for conversation
Sharing vulnerable life stories helps us connect.

Strengthening social cohesion
A way to meet new people and create more understanding/tolerance.

A social support system
People need help or advice from others, from mental health, fighting loneliness, to life advice.

Join us in building a network of connection and conversation!

A woman and a man sitting on a wooden bench, engaged in a conversation and smiling. The woman is wearing an orange suit, and the man is dressed casually in a beige jacket. There is a professional camera set up on a tripod to the right, and large green plants are surrounding them. In the background, a girl in a green jacket and red and white patterned skirt is sitting by a window.
Two women sitting on wooden benches with yellow bases, engaged in a conversation in an indoor space with minimal decor, a tall green plant in the background.
A middle-aged man with a beard and short, wavy hair, smiling outdoors in front of a blurred background of trees and a house.
A young woman with wavy light brown hair stands outdoors near a body of water, smiling. She is wearing a colorful plaid scarf, an orange sweater, and a black leather jacket. In the background are boats, docks, and an overcast sky.

Meet the team

Robin Cox of A City Made By People (left)
acitymadebypeople@gmail.com
Kristen Zupancic of Plot Twist Placemaking (right)
kristen@plottwistplacemaking.com

Aanpact (design + production)

Next steps
We’re looking for a pilot city to start this network and to invite citizens to take part in building a more collective society together.

Do you want a Good Place Bench in your city or want to know more information about it? Please send Robin or Kristen an email.

Events we’re attending:
Urban Future
Placemaking Week Europe
Streetwise
Stadmakersfestival Den Haag
International Conference of Urban Health

Here are some conversations from our 1.0 bench at Placemaking Week Europe.

Here are some conversations from our 1.0 bench at the Urban Future Conference.

And conversations with citizens in various cities, about city life and place.