I started this discussion on mastodon, but want to here too. If you could create the perfect bus stop, what would it have? Here are some of my ideas:

⛑ Safety:

  • Shelters: no advertisements blocking views. Enclosed shelters must have 2+ exit points.
  • Solar lights

♿ Accessibility:

  • A space in shelters for wheelchairs.
  • Marked wide paved section for wheelchairs & those with mobility difficulties to board a ramp onto the bus.
  • Braille on bus stop signs & tactile pavement.

🚲Other:

  • Bike racks
  • Vending Machines
  • Public water fountain
  • Tiny library

Do you have more ideas?

Edit: realized the photo i added is ai, but i can’t seem to get rid of it so 🤷‍♀️

    • bluGill@fedia.io
      3·
      1 year ago

      Ever used a bus every 30 minutes? They force you to slave your life to the schedule. there are no quick trips as you are waiting 28 minutes for your next trip after buying your coffee. You can get to work but that is about it. no wonder most people don’t ride.

      give people in that area better service and they will ride. (but probably not in numbers to pay for thth but - only the largest bendein the midele buses can pay for them selves on a reasonable fare.

      • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yes and i still do when I go back to my home town. People who have no other choice still use it so it’s “OK” cause everyone else drives. But in rural very sparse places it’s really not feasible.

        • bluGill@fedia.io
          2·
          1 year ago

          almost nobody lives in those rural sparse areas. Forget about them and focus on the much larger numbers who live in more dense areas and yet get terrible service. Even suburbs can support better service.

          • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            You’re right. I’m sorry for those people but it’s a game of numbers. For those it’s better if they just drive to the nearest transportation hub.

            • bluGill@fedia.io
              1·
              1 year ago

              If you give great service to the city and suburbs there will be enough left over to bring some service to rural areas. However if you give bad service to suburbs (much less the really dense citiy which often has poor service in North America) there will be no money for anything else.

              • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                Of course. The problem is that many people see public transportation not as a public service but as a business, so certain areas financing others is “unfair”.