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nartarf t1_j6nfn7t wrote

This shit is laughable, not aspirational. Every bus stop should have at least a bench. Just buy them and put em out there. “322 By 2027” that’s 64 a year.

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lunar_unit t1_j6nglhs wrote

The article illustrates how involved and bureaucratic the process is. So much red tape. It took 2½ years just for VDOT to approve the style for the shelters 🤦🏻‍♂️.

>But similar examples of red tape exist with every project, according to Torres. She said installing resources requires a lengthy approval process, often involving "lots of coordination" with jurisdictions, private owners, urban design committees, and even state entities.

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nartarf t1_j6nh89k wrote

Understandishable but infuriating.

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