When the covers come off for good sometime in early February, the new "Anchorage Museum Transit Transfer Facility" at the corner of Sixth Avenue and C Street will be bigger, fancier, higher-tech and better-placed than any other People Mover shelter in town:
• 72 feet long, 9 feet wide, open to the air and brightly lit through the night.
• Designed by architects who produced the revamped, expanded museum and embellished by an artist.
• No snow or ice. The walkway in front of the stop will be heated through the winter.
• Electronic signage that tracks buses moving across town. People waiting will be able to see not just when their ride is supposed to arrive, but when it's actually likely to.
• And expensive. At $875,000, plus a couple of change orders, it will have cost around 30 times as much as your average transit shelter. (emphasis added)
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Sigh. I have no doubt it is really nice, and that those waiting for the bus will appreciate the amenities. But ... really?
2 comments:
What do you expect? When it is a Gov. Job, no price is too high!
holy cow, just trying to imagine why anyone would even THINK of spending that kind of money on this. How many families will be living in it??!! Absurd.
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