I don’t know about you, but my mood is easily influenced by my surroundings. Examples of bad ambiance that puts a damper on my mood: unflattering fluorescent lighting, questionable aromas, uncomfortable seating…sounds a little like our favorite transit system, huh? Well, looks like I’m not the only one wishing for a little something extra from our buses. Rider Casgal wrote to ask: “What do you think about a test bus with softer lighting? Still well-lit, but more rosy, maybe people would ease up a bit. Virgin airlines uses color to make flights more enjoyable, maybe better lighting could help our city buses?”
Brilliant idea, Casgal. I am thinking a bus that harkens back to the days of the Orient Express: soft amber glow of gas lamps, plush velvet overstuffed seats with a couple of down throw pillows). And just for fun, a dining car (the original Orient Express dining car offered oyster and chocolate cake). Hmm. One can only dream.
Better lighting, a softer mood, comfortable seats…the folks at Improv Everywhere had the same idea and turned a subway car in Prague into a living room.
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don’t get me started on Muni lighting … like most things Muni, it’s almost always either overdone or underdone. how about a happy medium?
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There’s nothing worse at 1am leaving a dark bar, waiting at a dark bus stop, and then getting on a BLINDING SURFACE-OF-THE-SUN BUS tooling up Mission St.
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eugenia Reply:
October 1st, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Troy I totally agree. Buzz killah!
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