There's finally been a contract awarded for Santa Monica's new shade-and-information-providing bus shelters, which have been in the works since at least 2007 (so that's one thing that moves slower than a bus in rush hour traffic). The "whole saga has been illustrative of a what happens when fixation on customized design aesthetics and branding vanity comes at the expense of transit users who have to wait around for years to get any improvements." [Streetsblog, previously]
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