25 October 2012 - Next time you find yourself waiting at a bus stop in Santiago at night, look up and chances are you’ll likely find lights powered by solar energy. Santiago’s bus system Transantiago currently enjoys 1,300 solar LED lit bus stop shelters – and the city plans to install 1,200 more. Today, more than 200,000 commuters can expect their journey to be illuminated by solar LED lighting.
The new project is a result of an opinion poll executed late last year. It found that Transantiago riders were requesting three essential attributes for every bus stop shelter in the city: night lighting, roof coverage, and security.
Now, seven months and 1,300 solar LED light installations later, passengers are expressing a newfound love for their Transantiago bus stops. A survey conducted by Transantiago and the World Bank showed that passengers that frequented stops with the solar LED light systems indicated a more positive perception of their bus service.
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