To make the pedestrian environment around bus stops better, state and local DOTs need to step up. In this case, after a Washington Post investigation prompted a round of finger-pointing from the responsible agencies, it was encouraging to hear that Montgomery County wants to coordinate with the Maryland State Highway Administration to improve pedestrian access to the Silver Spring stop.
But complaints about poor conditions at bus stops don’t always reach the right target or call for the best solution, writes Jarrett Walker at Human Transit. Here’s his advice for dealing with sorry bus stops:
