Comments on: Solar bus shelters for San Francisco

Mayor hopes to have 1,100 energy-efficient bus shelters in place by the end of 2013.

[mmichaels]

The state is pretty much bankrupt...but hey, you gotta have wi-fi bus shelters right? I can see how that would be a necessity for tax dollars.

[freemarket--2008]

You do know the difference between a city and a state, correct? AFIK there are no 'state' bus shelters.

[ChadNextDoor]

You'll notice that the article is talking about San Francisco. Just because the state is running a deficit doesn't mean the city it. The city is paying for these bus shelters, not the state.

[mmichaels]

San Francisco is symptomatic of CA as a whole.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/01/BAR716QBP3.DTL

"San Francisco's budget deficit could reach nearly $750 million in 2011 assuming the city faces a slow climb out of recession and maintains current levels of public services and civil employees, according to a report released Tuesday."

[Harlan879]

The LED lighting is good. The solar panels are greenwashing. They don't generate enough power to prevent having to drop a cable from the grid to the shelter, which means they'll never save enough energy to be cost-effective. Better to spend the money on green generation and a more efficient grid.

[sodapop2k9]

bus shelters in San Jose are 100% efficient - they dont use ANY energy. Some one take the credit card away from Newsom!

[tipoo_]

"San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) have unveiled new energy-efficient bus shelters for the city."


I didn't realize bus shelters used any power ;-)

[jpo58]

looking at the San Francisco's new solar bus shelters it looks like a joke with the wavy red top compare to the one from italy and it would be nice if they lit up at night and the glass had uv ray auto-tinting

[domperry]

Mayor Gavin Newsom,

UGH, can San Francisco use a more pleasing bus shelter design? Those proposed for SFO t looks like an aluminum shack straight out of Bangladesh!

Please please see the designs for Florence Italy! Wake up people!

[happyjam_dotmac]

I wonder how those are going to look with gang tags scratched into the glass.
As it is- that wavy red roof is a hideous, rain-gathering mess. Look forward to all the short circuiting roofs caused by water collecting and sitting over those solar panels.