Another in my series of Calgary vandalized bus shelters.
I will keep posting these until someone at Calgary Transit explains why the taxpayer should keep repairing them.
This one is right outside my front door, stop #8633, route 112. The broken glass had been cleaned-up by the time I took the photo. Since then the shelter has been completely repaired so vandals can have another go at it next time they get the urge.
==== last post from June 14, 2006
Who keeps buying glass bus shelters that can shatter?
These are conspicuous targets for vandals.
Is there no transparent material which does not shatter?
I’ll complain directly to Calgary Transit and Kevin’s Bus and Rail.
trashed bus stop on 37th St. S.W., Calgary, Canada
Hey, and what’s with bus drivers who leave the motor running when the bus is parked? At some point they should be saving fuel. (This issue is sweeping the internet after some bloggers Mom posted it. Her pet peeve.)
Rick McCharles 
[quote]Hey, and what’s with bus drivers who leave the motor running when the bus is parked? At some point they should be saving fuel. (This issue is sweeping the internet after some bloggers Mom posted it. Her pet peeve.)
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Dude if the temperature is colder than -10 then buses do not have to be shut off. If it is hotter than -10 and there is a layoff of 10 minutes or greater than the bus has to be shutdown. That’s the CT policy on their site. If you see a driver not following the policy the options you have include:
– calling 3-1-1
-calling transit directly to complain @ 262-1000
-complain to transit using their website. There is a complaint section there.
Make sure you get the bus # (as well as the route #) and the location as well as time and direction.
As far as the shelters go, their installation and maintenence is done by a private contractor. Even deciding on when a damaged shelter gets rreplaced is decided by a contractor. Depending on the location sometimes the shelter is replaced/repaired the same day and other times it takes several weeks.
As for why the taxpayer should keep paying it is simple: Calgary Transit is a business unit of The City of Calgary (much like Calgary Roads, Enmax, Waste & Recycling, and others). The City of Calgary is our municipal government. As taxpayers we are obligated to pay for taxes to our municipal government. The municipal government has the right to decide on what to spend and what not to on. The shelters are owned as well as buses,ctrain,sidewalk,stations, roads,streetlights, and a lot of other stuff by The City of Calgary. Just because it is contracted out doesn’t mean that the City has given up ownership of Bus Shelters. So when a shelter is damaged the City is obligated to repair/replace it. Simple as that.
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Actually, the city of Calgary taxpayers don’t pay at all for damaged bus shelters. The damaged shelters are paid for by Pattison Outdoor Advertising’s insurance company.
Right. But the City pays for insurance, rates based on payouts.