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:
β Safety:
- Shelters: no advertisements blocking views. Enclosed shelters must have 2+ exit points.
- Solar lights
βΏ 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.
π²Other:
- 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 π€·ββοΈ
Teenagers exist everywhere though, so this sort of urban furniture is unrealistic.
I have never seen anyone suggest how to change a culture in a way that isn't worse than all the bad effects of the culture they want to change.
In the US we've utterly lost the will to do fixes at the cultural level.
Even the dems are saying to buy a glock, or to point the police at any cultural problem.
very much so.