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Arlington, Virginia gets million-dollar (€769K) "super" bus shelter

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  • 07-04-2013 7:52pm
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    MGWR
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    They apparently want to build 23 more of them for $904K (€695K) per unit, a number of which will be shared with a new planned light rail system.

    Daily Tech
    The city of Arlington just recently opened an impressive bus stop with a not-so-impressive price tag of $1 million.

    The “super stop” in Arlington, Virginia is unlike any other bus stop. It has a custom designed roof made of glass and steel, a wall of etched glass, heaters in the floor, gorgeous landscaping, and concrete/stainless steel benches.

    The bus stop has 10-inch high kerbs, 90 feet of concrete and can shelter 15 people at a time while waiting for buses to arrive... When Arlington citizens discovered the cost of the super stop, many were outraged. ...


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    n97 mini
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    I would be curious about the cost of some of our relatively under used transport infrastructure.

    Stations like Hazelhatch for example.


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    Cookie_Monster
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    More value for money taxpayer dollar spend...


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    snappieT
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    We didn't do too badly with our €170,000 stop either, mind ;)


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    January
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    snappieT wrote: »
    We didn't do too badly with our €170,000 stop either, mind ;)

    How many bus's actually serve that route?! Just the 103?


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    LXFlyer
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    Bus Eireann route 109a is the only route serving that stop.


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