Reason Magazine
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LADOT held a celebratory press conference last week for a pilot bus shelter design.
Commenters were quick to note that the thin, perforated "La Sombrita" structure would do little to keep the single person that would be able to stand underneath it out of the sun.
Its minimal benefits in terms of light and shade are outweighed by the pilot's costs of at least $7,500 per shelter.
L.A. transit riders should buy a baseball cap with a built-in light for only $17.
For the price of one La Sombrita, 441 people could carry the same amount of shade and light with them to any bus stop in the city.
Getting one to the 157,360 people who commuted via transit in Los Angeles County in 2021 would cost $3 million.
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