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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