Making Transit Furnishings an Integral Aspect of Design

This article is a question-and-answer interview with the owner of a firm that specializes in designing and manufacturing transit landscape furnishings—more commonly known as transit shelters--in some 100 communities in 15 states. The basics of shelter design have not changed: they are to provide cover and protection from the elements, which must take into account the weather in the area where the transit shelter is to be located. Passenger comfort and safety are also highly important. Some shelters take their design cues from a particular shopping area or historic district. The article describes unique features that have been adopted for shelters, including cooled shelters in hot climates, the use of public art within the shelter or the shelter as art itself.

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• Authors:
  • Sherman, Jeff
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Illustrations; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 20-23
• Serial:
  • Community Transportation
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Community Transportation Association
  • ISSN: 0895-4437

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Bus stop shelters; City planning; Landscape architecture; Persons with disabilities
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01050377
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 2007 7:29AM