Which do you like best?
Metro Transit wants to know what you think about some concept Arterial Bus Rapid Transit shelter designs. Click here to take their survey.
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Maybe it’s just me. I like aBRT plans a hell of a lot, but I just don’t care about this. What’s the difference?
I found these boring and told them so. It seems that bus stops are an opportunity to bring a little public art into our communities. I really like the wooden structure in St. Anthony Park, St. Paul.
http://www.bus-shelters.co.uk/
http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/05/01/15-unusual-and-creative-bus-stops/
I also told them that I thought all the options were incredibly boring. I agree that it’s a lost opportunity. There’s no reason bus shelters HAVE to be boring; wouldn’t it be nice to be at the forefront of interesting urban design for once?
Soooo… We can just pick the roofline and the paint job? Why even put this up for a vote. This is worth no one’s time.
I want the stop that has a transparent sign and casts nary a shadow. Progress!
It looks like these are open on both sides, so I’m not sure how much help they’ll be for shelter on -20 wind chill days
Write in campaign! I want a Transit Map for the Twin Cities by Kyril Negoda in every shelter. https://streets.mn/2014/03/03/future-transit-map/
If he can create a map of the existing network that is half as good as his future network map, bus riders across the region will all be better off.
Can I vote for stops that have current route information, schedules, and pick up times, or maybe even digital displays that have the omgtransit app displayed for that location? No?
Okay, how about stops with adequate heating or shelter from the elements so I don’t have to risk frostbite by waiting for a late bus in February? No, can’t vote for that either?
Hm, what about shelters that have credit card readers for people that didn’t plan ahead and buy a Go-To card? Anybody?
Well, then I guess I’ll just vote for the one that has cutesy name and an aesthetic that urban design people would describe as “playful” or “inviting.”
Well, no, you can’t vote for aBRT stops that have ticket vending machines, heating, or realtime bus info, because all the stops will have those, no matter which design is chosen.:
http://www.metrotransit.org/Data/Sites/1/media/about/improvements/snelling-brt/2014-02-05-general-abrt-fact-sheet_snelling.pdf
So, yeah, you’re voting on the aesthetic design, just as you might expect from a concept design survey.
They pretty much all look the same. I voted for glance and circuit because of the roofs. Curves roofs in this climate (snow and ice) seem misplaced.