Continuing with the theme of accessibility, walking and access to transport go hand in hand. New Rochelle is blessed with both bus and train routes and Pelham Road, part of our second walk includes a bus route. No coincidence that this area comes second on the walk score - a respectable 77 - of all New Rochelle's neighborhoods. Why there is a metal plate bolted to a lamppost at this bus stop is a mystery to me and seems a potentially damaging obstacle to buses stopping here. Most of the bus stops along this route are without shelters and some, like this one, are also without seating and trash receptacles. Much can be done to make bus stops more interesting and enjoyable. Here's a link that talks about some of the options worth considering.
And below are two more stops along the same route we walked past.
And below are two more stops along the same route we walked past.
Nice to have a trash receptacle but its placement could be a little more rider friendly. And what is that ladder for??? Firmly set in the concrete, made of metal and one of the many mysteries we are finding on our city streets. Anyone know what it is for?
And here's my favorite. The literary bus stop. It's a little crowded and not well cared for but there seems to be a desire to make sure that anyone waiting here (and this bus stop does have a shelter) has something to read while they wait.
An additional great feature of New Rochelle buses are the clarity of the schedules on the bus stop signs. They show a map of the route, the route number and the scheduled times. So simple, so clean. In contrast the bus timetables in Cardiff when I was there a couple of years ago were so complex I was completed defeated. I did read...somewhere... about a resident near Cardiff who simplified the timetable for his local route, delivered his version to everyone in his neighborhood and the ridership went up!
An additional great feature of New Rochelle buses are the clarity of the schedules on the bus stop signs. They show a map of the route, the route number and the scheduled times. So simple, so clean. In contrast the bus timetables in Cardiff when I was there a couple of years ago were so complex I was completed defeated. I did read...somewhere... about a resident near Cardiff who simplified the timetable for his local route, delivered his version to everyone in his neighborhood and the ridership went up!
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