Becky MacWhirter - Loyalist College - 12.12.2014
Hi all,
To enhance
transit services, Loyalist is considering upgrading our bus shelters. The idea
of bus shelter advertising came up as a possible means to pay for it...debate
ensued. Do any of your institutions use advertising to offset the cost of
“sustainability” projects? One option discussed to make it more palatable would
be to restrict advertisements to those that meet strict guidelines (e.g. no
advertisements for tobacco products, credit cards, etc.).
Thoughts?
Also, do
any of your campuses have solar bus shelters and if so, do you have information
on reliability, cost, etc.?
Thanks and
have a great weekend!
Chelsea Dalton - UofT Mississauga - 15.12.2014
Chelsea Dalton - UofT Mississauga - 15.12.2014
Hi Becky,
Here at UTM we upgraded our bus shelter over the summer, the shelter is
now enclosed and heated. It was something the students were really
pushing for after the long, cold winter we had last year. There are
radiant heaters inside the shelter, if the temperature is below 0 and a button
is pushed, the heaters come on for 5 minutes and then automatically shut off.
I can pass along the contact info for the project manager if you’re
interested, he will have more info re costs and such. We currently do not
have ads on the shelter and I am pretty sure it was not looked at as a funding
mechanism.
-Chelsea