ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Albuquerque Ride is launching new smart bus shelters on Central that are smaller than previous shelters.
“It’s safe, cleaner, and easier to maintain,” said Matthew Whelan, the city’s deputy chief administration officer.
They provide shade and seating with either small benches or lean-tos, and wheel access. A welder with ABQ Ride came up with the shelter design, and the city spent the past year testing one out at Coors and Central…