Los Angeles recently unveiled a new prototype of a structure to provide shade and light at city bus stops as part of its gender equity action plan.
Named “La Sombritas,” the four pilot structures cost around $10,000 a piece, and will soon be built across LA.
According to StreetsBlog LA, the structures were designed by nonprofit Kounkuey Design Initiative, and were commissioned in response to women in LA asking for more shade and lighting at bus stops.
In a statement, the organization said, “The participants in our resident advisory committee for the Gender Equity Action Plan expressed a clear need for lighting and shade, this is a way to move the needle on that.”The very narrow structures are aptly described by Slate as “a Popsicle-shaped metal grate, 24 inches wide, bolted […]
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