New bus stop designs

[custosnox]

Maybe these will get the T-transit bus's filled up, or at least make things more interesting here. 

Bus Stops

[Renaissance]

Cool!  I definitely think that the sheltered stops are generally much more inviting than a mere signpost.

[TurismoDreamin]

Although not the most practical, I really like this design.

[custosnox]

I'll admit, I like the lazy one
too bad it would be taken up by a homeless person if it was downtown

[TURobY]

Could you imagine the uproar if we were to actually implement something like this? The constant nay-sayers would rear their ugly heads to complain about everything else the money could have gone towards. Of course, had the money gone towards those things... they still complain. 

[custosnox]

I was waiting on the bus this morning (man you think about things differantly when your vehicle breaks down and you have to ride the bus for a few weeks) and was contemplating what it would take to build a bus stop there that would be eye catching.  Then I wondered how much trouble I would get in over it.

[Renaissance]

I was waiting on the bus this morning (man you think about things differantly when your vehicle breaks down and you have to ride the bus for a few weeks) and was contemplating what it would take to build a bus stop there that would be eye catching.  Then I wondered how much trouble I would get in over it.

A really cool program for Tulsa Transit might be some kind of "adopt a stop" idea where a neighborhood or group of local businesses can sign up to pay for an enhanced shelter design.  Like, a bunch of Cherry Street merchants could have go with a cherry motif, or the Pearl could do the same, or whatever.  It could work like the penguins did for the Tulsa Zoo.

Only worry for me would be that the people and parts of town who are most dependent on transit would be the least able to afford to spruce up their own stops.  Perhaps some sort of matching program would be needed, where a sponsor's donation also goes toward building a basic, standardized (but still hopefully attractive) shelter in other parts of town.

[custosnox]

adopt-a-stop sounds like something that would be interesting, as long as there were some guidlines.  For example, I don't think it would be very appealing for people to be sitting at what would surmount to an advertisment for a company, or something that is just obsurd.  So perhaps an on approval type system, and a limit on how much of a corperate logo or name can be put on there.  Perhaps limit it to a plaque to indicate who has adopted it like the adopt a highway.

[TheArtist]

Ooooh, now your talking. I have seen some really neat bus stop designs around the country. Even ran across some that were very inexpensive/eco friendly ones that looked quite nice. I would love to help design and donate to a bus stop. You know I am always dreaming up big ideas and such, but at this scale its something a small group of people could get together and do themselves. It would be a nice way to help make our transit system more user friendly, and could be a way to add some interesting pieces of art all over the city.

[custosnox]

Ooooh, now your talking. I have seen some really neat bus stop designs around the country. Even ran across some that were very inexpensive/eco friendly ones that looked quite nice. I would love to help design and donate to a bus stop. You know I am always dreaming up big ideas and such, but at this scale its something a small group of people could get together and do themselves. It would be a nice way to help make our transit system more user friendly, and could be a way to add some interesting pieces of art all over the city.

Did I just hear you volunteer to organize this with TT and other groups? *chuckles evily as he passes the buck and runs like hell*

[sauerkraut]

They all look great, but "T" Town is on a tight budget. Those designs are expensive. Maybe when the economy turns around and the economy starts  growing and more money starts flowing into the city that stuff can be put on Tulsa's wish list..

[custosnox]

They all look great, but "T" Town is on a tight budget. Those designs are expensive. Maybe when the economy turns around and the economy starts expanding and more people ride the bus and more tax money starts flowing in to the city.

I had originally posted this as a "wouldn't it be nice if.." or a "wouldn't it be cool if..." type thing, however, Floyds suggestion of an adopt-a-stop setup would work out great for those of us actually residing in Tulsa.

[Renaissance]

They all look great, but "T" Town is on a tight budget. Those designs are expensive. Maybe when the economy turns around and the economy starts  growing and more money starts flowing into the city that stuff can be put on Tulsa's wish list..

Dude.  Try reading the thread.  We're talking about corporate sponsorships of whimsical pop art bus stops--like if the Cherry Street merchants all pitched in for a giant cherry-shaped shelter along 15th, or Sears did something cool at 21st and Yale.

I swear to god you just cut and paste the same thoughts over and over again on this forum.  It wouldn't be as bad but they're usually totally irrelevant.  I literally thought you were a bot for a long time--you know, not a real person, just a repetitive computer program.  Get some more original thoughts and everyone will stop reacting so badly to what you post.

[TeeDub]

I think that is a great idea.   It might not get ridership up, but at least it would be fun to see.

[Red Arrow]

I think that is a great idea.   It might not get ridership up, but at least it would be fun to see.

They would be nice.  Maybe a little too nice and too enclosed.  There were some really nice nearly enclosed trolley stops along the line near where I lived near Philly. They usually smelled like an outhouse and no one (waiting for the trolley) would go in.  A roof and wind break with no privacy is probably the best compromise.  We lived in a mixed blue/white collar neighborhood so it wasn't a matter of being in a disadvantaged area.