Comments on: Standin’ On the Corner, Waitin’ For the Bus http://greencouple.com/2010/02/28/standin-on-the-corner-waitin-for-the-bus/ Learning to live green and live together Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:27:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maggie http://greencouple.com/2010/02/28/standin-on-the-corner-waitin-for-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-13523 Maggie Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:19:42 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=700#comment-13523 I think I just like the image of a fairy who flies around updating bus schedules. Sorta like the idea that their are animated spirits in all inanimate objects or that there's a patron saint for every cause. And I thought it sounded catchy. It actually wouldn't be that expensive except for the labor involved. Printing and laminating isn't too bad and I think the bus schedules could be tweaked pretty easily to be nicely printable on a long narrow sheet of paper. It's the idea of trying to get to every bus stop in the city that intimidates me, although if you could get a bunch of people working on it maybe it wouldn't go too bad. Or maybe get really fast at putting them up and convince the bus driver to stop at every stop? Ah, logistics. I think I just like the image of a fairy who flies around updating bus schedules. Sorta like the idea that their are animated spirits in all inanimate objects or that there’s a patron saint for every cause. And I thought it sounded catchy.

It actually wouldn’t be that expensive except for the labor involved. Printing and laminating isn’t too bad and I think the bus schedules could be tweaked pretty easily to be nicely printable on a long narrow sheet of paper. It’s the idea of trying to get to every bus stop in the city that intimidates me, although if you could get a bunch of people working on it maybe it wouldn’t go too bad. Or maybe get really fast at putting them up and convince the bus driver to stop at every stop? Ah, logistics.

]]> By: Cinco http://greencouple.com/2010/02/28/standin-on-the-corner-waitin-for-the-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-13491 Cinco Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:23:06 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=700#comment-13491 The Violent Femmes--we take all our equipment on the bus. But why do you call it the Bus Fairy idea? I understand the cost of printing tailored signs is prohibitive, and around my area things are rarely on time, but detailed info at each bus stop would seriously CHANGE MY LIFE. They're trying to use technology to do the same thing, with mobile schedules and NextBus, but since they're rarely right about where the buses actually are...it's not much help yet. Also, Rural Transit is pretty awesome but clearly meant for occasional rather than everyday use. The Violent Femmes–we take all our equipment on the bus.

But why do you call it the Bus Fairy idea? I understand the cost of printing tailored signs is prohibitive, and around my area things are rarely on time, but detailed info at each bus stop would seriously CHANGE MY LIFE. They’re trying to use technology to do the same thing, with mobile schedules and NextBus, but since they’re rarely right about where the buses actually are…it’s not much help yet.

Also, Rural Transit is pretty awesome but clearly meant for occasional rather than everyday use.

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