The call for covered bus shelters went out nearly 50 years ago in L.A. County.
stayed away from his bus stop and its blazing, sunbaked metal benches on Friday afternoon in North Hollywood. Instead, the metro passenger opted to stand underneath a tree canopy nearby that offered some protection in 103-degree weather.“If you sit on the benches, you just sweat to death,” he told Uranga. “On extremely hot days, the shade is not enough to keep you cool.”
, deputy director of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies, pointed to Phoenix for inspiration; the city is regarded by weather forecasting company Accuweather as the. At city bus stops that regularly top 100 degrees, the covered spaces include water misters that help bring down the temperature, according to Matate.
Some kind of cover would immediately improve the lives of some of the area’s poorest residents. About 62% of riders have a median income under $20,000 and the majority are Latino.The Los Angeles City Council is considering a deal with a startup to install and maintain 3,000 new shelters in exchange for the rights to advertise. Metro is also attempting to procure federal and state funding for shelters.
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