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Take a (bus) number

This article was published on October 3, 2018 and may be out of date. To maintain our historical record, The Cascade does not update or remove outdated articles.

As someone who takes the bus to class, I spend a lot of time thinking about how the city could improve their public transportation. Mostly, I think about those times I’m at a major stop and a bus I don’t need pulls up, and then there’s an awkward moment where I have to wave the driver away. And sometimes I don’t wave in time and the driver open the doors, and I feel obligated to apologize, or turn away and pretend to ignore them, or stare at my phone. Or all of the above.

What if, instead of just standing around a pole or a bench, there was some sort of light indicator of what bus we need? Like a streetlight, but instead of colours, it shows the bus numbers available to that stop. So if the Number 2 and the Number 3 both stop there, I can just press the “3” button and the Number 2 will know to keep driving.

Realistically, I know it would take a lot of money, people, and resources to commit to an overhaul like that. But it’s nice to dream of a system that makes it easier for commuters and drivers alike.

Image: Simer Haer/The Cascade

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