23 July, 2006

Picture Query


Anybody recognise this spot?

Supposedly an airconditioned bus stop in Dubai.
Posted by Harsha at 3:02 pm

7 comments:

Seabee said...

This is the prototype of the a/c bus shelter tested a few weeks ago. I don't know where it was set up.

Gulf News carried a story here:

http://www.gulfnews.com/indepth/trafficwatch/Traffic_initiatives/10038947.html

23 July, 2006 17:21
flamin said...

how much will they charge for that now? good things don't come for free.

23 July, 2006 17:43
Woke said...

They have a plan for making all bus-stops airconditioned in a few years time if reports are to be believed.
Maybe they will increase the bus fare or something.

23 July, 2006 17:51
Anonymous said...

Corporate sponsorships can help avoid that.

23 July, 2006 18:03
nzm said...

Well, if that's the name of the bus-stop location on it, looks like the first one will be going somewhere on Jumeirah Beach Road near the Burj Al Arab - so that the rich tourists can see how well the workers are looked after, as they drive past in their Bentleys, BMWs and Rolls Royces!

:-)

24 July, 2006 00:06
Axonsax said...

and like anyone in a dishdash would be waiting for a bus........

24 July, 2006 10:15
Seabee said...

md, here's how they'll pay for it RTA will earn Dh17.5 million per annum from the company Right Angel Media. The company will earn through advertisements in and outside the shelters and vending machines. A total investment of Dh210 million will be made by the investor over the next 10 years.

nzm, so I guess that's what the Jumeirah branding is all about, even on the prototype.

Axonsax, that must be the officials inside - they went to check it out, said it was too hot so the a/c has to be re-done. And the seats weren't comfortable enough, so they have to be redone too.

24 July, 2006 17:50

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