From: pschleif@speakeasy.org

On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:28:24 -0400, "conklin"
 wrote:

>
> wrote in message
>news:344a3b05-08fb-4bd8-b20c-b71ad05dc888@googlegroups.com...
>> On Monday, April 21, 2014 4:05:14 PM UTC-4, conklin wrote:
>>
>>> City buses don't have bus stations.
>>
>> False to fact.
>>
>> City transit systems have numerous offstreet terminal facilities.
>>
>
>What about telling the truth for a change?  City buses stop all over the
>place and having ridden them many years, I never saw even a shelter in NYC.
>You just got off on a corner and that was it.  and you got on the very same
>way.

Things have changed in NYC since you lived here.

"Bus stops are located at street corners and have a tall, round sign
with a bus emblem and route number. Some stops have bus shelters."
http://web.mta.info/nyct/bus/howto_bus.htm

"Enhanced stations: BRT stops include attractive shelters with seating
and lighting. Stations with bus bulbs can have level boarding,
landscaping, and other amenities."
http://web.mta.info/mta/planning/sbs/
--
Peter Schleifer
"Ignorance is easy and you get it for free"

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