this enquiry came in from the website: "I was wondering if you had any information or contacts regarding the new bus stop design's that were approved by kl city hall?I found it interesting that the star seemed to have a lot of comments from the public and an unidentified survey company, but no revert from any city council.. Would you be able to spread some light on this issue or perhaps have an opinion on the new bus stop design issue?" 

moderator's response:"As anyone can see, they are constructed by Parisign, an advertising company. It looks like Parisign has set up these bus stops in return for the right to sell the advertising space on them. That's my guess. In my personal opinion, I reckon that the new bus stop design is aesthetically beautiful. However, there have been a couple of times when I was waiting for a bus at these stops (eg at Jln Semarak and an Tmn Desa) when the seats didn't seem to be fully constructed yet. I think on the Jln Semarak one, neither was the roof, so I and a couple of other passengers ended up waiting somewhere else because the metal seats were hot. Of course, that brings us to the next point, which is that they look beautiful but they don't give much protection from sunlight nor rain. In fact, most of the time, the seating seems to not extend across the entire width of the stop, but alternates along the panels." 

Well actually this fire hydrant is a bus stop, as it evidently says so by marker pen...

Located near the BHP petrol station on Jalan SS 21/54 in Damansara Utama, some kind soul (or perhaps Rapid KL? or MPPJ?) has at least marked this out, where no sign existed before.

Known as a bus stop apparently only through inherited knowledge, i.e. for those who use buses and are "in the know", there is nothing else indicating this location as a bus stop (used by Rapid KL's Area 6 buses and Metrobus #6 and #99, SJ #99 and RMJ minibus #9), much less proper seating, shelter or route information. 

All I want for bus stops are my...

As contributed by KL Commuter:

1. Bus stop-specific spider maps showing destinations of routes passing through this bus stop, ala London.

2. "About bus stop aesthetics, I hope they can do something about it la. Look at all the Putraliner bus stops that have been abandoned after they closed the routes. They are not very nice to look at, and when it rains, water can be easily blown in. Shouldn't we do something like Singapore's? With a wider shade, with incline in one direction and a gutter to collect and drain off the water? <snipped>"

As contributed by Streetwalker:

1.  Please ensure that if bus stops aren't located on a straight part of the road, that they are sited into the curve of roads, rather than
away from the curve. If they are on a straight part of the road, please ensure that seats are diagonalized (serong) for commuters to see oncoming buses. Many times, commuters have to stand up close to the road because they are not able to have a good view.

2. Please ensure a good locus of view towards oncoming buses. Often, there are obstructions such as pillars, plants, street furniture, etc.

3. Besides advertising, bus shelter should include space for bus route information.

4. Most hubs like KL Sentral, Titiwangsa and Warta Lama are split up into different roads and locations. Do ensure connectivity or at least information pointing out to the other stop (on Jalan Batu Caves).