From: nilknocgeo@earthlink.net

"Peter Schleifer"  wrote in message
news:dgbnl95qq3lsab56hrmbc30vtla9g95kka@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 26 Apr 2014 07:40:26 -0400, "conklin"
>  wrote:
>
>>
>>"Peter Schleifer"  wrote in message
>>news:p1tll9da60skb656fbm7hprq2fke07lj34@4ax.com...
>
>>> 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/
>>
>>Oh well, maybe you live near an "enchanced station."  Most don't.  Never
>>did.
>
> Select bus service rollout is going much more slowly than it should,
> but the local bus stops serving most of the busier areas do have
> shelters.  These are paid for by advertising.  I haven't been to the
> far reaches of Queens or Staten Island for a while (though probably
> more recently than you), so I don't know what they've got there (and
> neither do you).
> --
> Peter Schleifer
> "Ignorance is easy and you get it for free"

Are you suggesting that railroad stations also be paid for 100% by
advertising.  Had this been the case, those huge and expensive stations
built by the railroads for advertising and showmanship would have made
passenger traffic more cost-efficient.  And bus shelters do not have to be
staffed 24/7.

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