Matt Yglesias

4 Responses to “Creative Bus Stops”

1. Paul Smith Says:
   May 4th, 2009 at 6:17 pm

   That’s not just “futuristic-looking” shelter in Curatiba, Brazil: that tube is part of their extremely well-implemented bus rapid transit system. You pre-pay (or swipe or touch your smart card or whatever) *to enter the bus shelter*. When the bus arrives, everyone boards quickly because everyone who’s waiting has already paid and there’s no fumbling or queuing while the jerk in front of you futzing with a handful of change. Their transit system is a real model, they have a few things to teach us.

2. roublen Says:
   May 4th, 2009 at 11:28 pm

   interesting post. But what I would really want in a train/major bus stop is a desk-like thing to help reading & writing

3. pete from baltimore Says:
   May 4th, 2009 at 11:59 pm

   Some of these stops are probably expensive to build, but i bet local art colleges in most towns would love to create some for free.Cities should get the wider community involved with things like that.

   I do wish they would stop putting advertising on city bus windows in Baltimore though. You can barely see out the window and often miss your stop.

4. pete from baltimore Says:
   May 5th, 2009 at 12:02 am

   MR YGLESIAS
   This was a great link.How about doing one on subway stations.I have heard that Moscow’s are the best.