25Oct 2026
Lifestyle
The bus stop deserves as much thought as the bus
Making public transport attractive starts not only with new lines, but with making those few minutes of waiting feel humane.
A former urban planner who writes about streets, transit and the human scale of cities. He walks to work and rarely lets anyone forget it.
Squeezed by parked cars, signposts and clutter, the humble pavement is the most honest measure of how much a city values its people.
Making public transport attractive starts not only with new lines, but with making those few minutes of waiting feel humane.