Comments on: The bus stop of the future… today

By: Quikboy

Quikboy — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:16:07 +0000

I thought of concepts like this before as well, but the idea always seems to be undermined with there being a potential of vandalism and the cost this unit.

That’s why we need to encourage more people of all types (not just people who can’t afford a car) to get on a bus, and convince them it’s not as bad as they think.

If the EyeStop should be placed anywhere, it needs to be promoted in an area with a lot of pedestrian traffic (increases the likelihood of vandals not vandalizing it) and among more affluent places (like suburban area business centers, or nice urban neighborhoods). This definitely should not be plopped into a poor neighborhood.

By: EyeStop: The MIT Designed Bus Stop « memoirs on a rainy day

EyeStop: The MIT Designed Bus Stop « memoirs on a rainy day — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:43:14 +0000

[...] the collaboration of the Province of Florence and the local public transportation authority. [via Crunchgear, images via [...]

By: MIT’s Futuristic Bus Stops « Project RZ

MIT’s Futuristic Bus Stops « Project RZ — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:33:33 +0000

[...] It is as if a new materiality were emerging in architecture, with the seamless blending of bits and atoms.”EyeStop was developed at the SENSEable City Laboratory by Giovanni de Niederhousern, Shaocong Zhou, Assaf Biderman and Carlo Ratti, in collaboration with the Province of Florence and the local public transportation authority ATAF.” ~via CrunchGear [...]

By: Rett

Rett — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:28:15 +0000

haha, totally agree with the “it would get vandalized and destroyed” comments. I had a little fun in photoshop creating the real bus stop of the future: http://twitpic.com/5k3l5

By: stenro

stenro — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:13:14 +0000

In NYC, it would be destroyed in a New York second.
Well, in certain neighborhoods anyway.

By: TransitNut

TransitNut — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:04 +0000

Nice to have the Bus Stop of the Future – but wouldn’t it be better to know when the bus is arriving at your stop BEFORE you arrive at the stop. MIT already has this – NextBus. Check out their website:
http://www.nextbus.com/predictor/prediction.shtml?a=mit&r=saferidecambwest&d=frcamp&s=newho&ts=tangwest
With NextBus, MIT students can find out when the next bus is arriving at their stop on their cell phone using the mobile web, using sms text messaging or by dialing a local phone number. NextBus empowers riders to manage their time. NextBus is also in use in San Francisco – and soon – as I understand it – in DC, Toronto and a host of other cities.

By: Me.

Me. — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:51:25 +0000

The “meat batteries” comment was awesome, John. Got a “chuckle” outta me…

Gratzi.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:45:12 +0000

…or shelter from the weather.

By: Murdoc

Murdoc — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:30:24 +0000

I hope these are designed to withstand heavy soakings of hobo pee.

By: juls

juls — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:27:19 +0000

WIll it tweet me before it arrives like our bus at work? http://twitter.com/V1Bus

By: troy

troy — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:22:03 +0000

It will be stolen or smashed within one day.

By: cHRIS

cHRIS — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:17:19 +0000

Effing “meat batteries….i love this site

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:55:47 +0000

Evidently in this future, there will be no need to be concerned with vandalism.