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Muni’s latest upgrade to its many bus shelters was met with widespread outrage. Rightly so, given the new shelters’ inability to, well, shelter.
Now via Muni rider Randy comes a collection of transit shelters from around the world that blow Muni shelters out of the water. File under: Why Can’t We Have Nice Things?*
Read the rest of the post at Dark Roast Blend to see more neat transit shelters.
* I know the answer to this.
Photo by cjmartin
Photo via The Gloss
Designer Siew Ming Cheng of National University of Singapore has devised a way to keep fellow transit passengers at a respectable distance. The Gloss reports:
“The ‘Spike Away’ vest is a flexible plastic suit of armor that is covered in three-inch long spikes and looks like something Lady Gaga would wear. The spikes are not actually harmful to strangers, but they definitely inspire people to stand as far away as possible.”
Is it sick to want the spikes to hurt just a little? Probably.
When “BACK THE FUCK OFF” isn’t enough …
Read the rest of the story at The Gloss.
h/t @tendersociety
Dear fellow transit geeks: This is cool. The end.
Via Central Subway Blog.
Photo by Takashi(aes256)
You cheered for “Equality for all!” You hissed, bitched, and whined for “Go Giants!”
Now we can just go back to not giving much of a damn about what’s on our bus marquees. Oh well, that was fun.
SF Appeal reports that SFMTA/Muni will cease its practice of promotional messages. WHY ON EARTH WOULD THEY DO SUCH A THING? you ask.
“The transit agency’s decision to terminate the program is the apparent result of increasing complaints from riders — some of whom are developmentally disabled — claiming that the messages distract from reading Muni route information, officials said.”
So, so practical, Muni. Thanks for that.
Read the rest of the article at SF Appeal.
For the record, we were big fans of “Equality for all!” We suspect you might’ve been, too.