"Many women feel unsafe in public space and on public transport. Sometimes they even avoid certain routes. STIB and Brussels Mobility are working together to increase the sense of security and effective safety of all users of public space and public transport : with the training and awareness-raising of staff about sexual harassment in public transport, with investments in human presence and cameras on the network, with master plans to make stations safer and more pleasant (stronger lighting, etc.). a cheerful side to making women visible and giving them their rightful place in public space - by naming streets, stations, stops and works of art in public space. roads and transport network so that everyone has a sense of belonging.”
Female stop names
In 2021, STIB announced its intention to contribute to a more inclusive city by gradually increasing the female presence on the network. Along with the 2021 name changes, the changes planned for 2022 and 2023 will result in 15 stops named after famous women!
Nawal Ben Hamou, Secretary of State for Equal Opportunities: “I am delighted with these positive actions by STIB to make mobility in Brussels more feminine. It is a long-term project and I am convinced that it will bear fruit: the gradual feminization of stop names will highlight the women who have left their mark on our history, culture or feminism from near or far. . This also highlights role models for all women and girls who use public transport on a daily basis."
In 2021, the terminus of the new bus line 74, which connects Erasmus with Uccle Kalevoet, was named Clémence Everard, after the first female graduate in medicine, surgery and obstetrics in Belgium. Line 74 also passes the Marie Curie stop. The Rosa Parks stop is served by bus lines 63, 65 and 66 near the Warande Park. It pays tribute to the civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus, prompting the repeal of segregation laws in the US.
The new bus line 52 from Central Station to Forest National will have a Magdalena stop in the Magdalenastraat in the city center. The Demunter stop, served by bus lines 13 and 88, became the Audrey Hepburn stop, in tribute to the famous actress and UNICEF ambassador who was born in the Brussels Region. The Ypres stop, served by tram 51, was renamed Marguerite Duras, a French writer and director. The Stallaert stop, served by bus 60, was renamed Marie Depage, a Belgian nurse and the Over-de-Bruggen stop, served by tram lines 62 and 93 and bus line 57, was renamed Maria-Christina, after the Archduchess of Habsburg .
