Deteriorating, run down and unsafe bus stops are the target of the City of Saskatoon’s online initiative.
“We’ve recognized that some of the bus shelters in Saskatoon aren’t great,” Saskatoon Transit director Jim McDonald said. “They’re not friendly for people using strollers, they’re not friendly for people who use wheelchairs or scooters, or anyone that’s challenged mobility wise.”
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Over the next three weeks, people are urged to post a picture of a bus stop that’s in need of repair, and where they would like to see improvements, with the hashtag #busstopbluesyxe. The city and Saskatoon Transit will be gathering the feedback through their Twitter and Facebook accounts.
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“We thought it would be fun in that going back to school type atmosphere,” McDonald said. “This is one of those things that we can really help for winter before it gets cold outside.”
Once the information is gathered, the city hopes to improve 20 bus stops with this initiative.
“We’d either put a shelter in,” McDonald said. “We’d work with transportation to fix the cement sidewalk or put one in, or at least have this on our list of places we’re going to put them in if it’s not scheduled for this year.”
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Officials said $300,000 has been allocated to fund this initiative through the federal government’s public transit infrastructure fund for transit shelter improvements and network accessibility. In total, the city received $1.5 million through the fund.
The “Bus Stop Blues” campaign kicked off in Saskatoon on Wednesday.
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