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Sure is. I wonder how many people in MTA have actually spent some part of their life riding buses every day.

I'm a little on the fence here. Bus shelters are a mixed bag. They can be nice if they work against the wind, but on a cold afternoon they tend to feel even worse than sitting in the sunlight. Plus they're giant targets for vandalism and graffiti.

I agree 1000000% that every bus stop should be well-lit, however! And I think there should be a decent amount of room, too. Having a sign on a narrow sidewalk feels so dang dangerous when you're waiting for a bus.

One thing the article doesn't mention is the high amount of vandalism. I think the penalties for vandalizing public property are much lower than they should be. unlike, say, shoplifting some food from a store, there really isn't a good explanation for breaking a bus stop bench or a glass windshield on a bus shelter. But people are assholes and do it anyway! Then they vandalize the buses and trains too. Those things are expensive! And anti-grafitti/anti-vandalism materials make them a lot less comfortable to use.

Like, silly silly example, but if you ever take one of the retro streetcars in SF they have padded leather seats that are quite nice. Then you go hop on a newer muni train and they have hard plastic benches lol. With holes in the middle so that if someone spills something (or urinates lol) the liquid doesn't pool up on the seat. Hahaha I saw this on an AC transit bus once when I was a kid.. lol. It's actually the only time I've ever seen something like that.