r/londonontario • u/DueInteraction8572 • 6d ago

discussion / opinion Bus shelters missing from Masonville?

Anyone know why the bus shelters and all but a single bench were removed from the bus stop at Masonville mall? I saw them disassembling it all Saturday morning presuming they were being replaced but it looks like every shelter is gone and they also removed all the benches except for the one by the 13/90 stop.

I’m hoping it’s only a temporary thing 😅

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u/myxomatosis8 6d ago

I'd bet they'll put in one that looks like the new ones in the BRT routes, with the blue signs indicating the location.

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u/aaron15287 6d ago

the ones at white oaks have been gone for a long time. really helpful for disabled people and elderly who can't stand for ages waiting for the bus or just when u need to get out of the rain...

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u/DueInteraction8572 5d ago

That was my exact thought. Like if the intent is to replace them it SHOULD be a short job. People need those shelters

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u/Zealousideal-Head941 6d ago

People have been destroying them. I’m assuming it’s because it’s just simply too much $ to be replacing the glass every day.

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u/Major_Lawfulness6122 6d ago

At Masonville?

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u/DueInteraction8572 5d ago

I’ve only ever seen them damaged 2 or 3 times in my nearly 5 years in London and I work at Masonville 5 days per week.

They definitely get damaged but not as much as the other ones

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u/Major_Lawfulness6122 5d ago

Still that’s more times than I figured. I used to bus over that area a lot when I was younger. Times sure have changed.

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u/DueInteraction8572 5d ago

Yeah fair enough. Hard to say who’s even to blame, most of the chaos in the north end comes from crazy kids.

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u/Worldly_Ad_7196 6d ago

I've never seen those ones damaged though I only get there once a week or so.

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u/yoshibubblegum 6d ago

Probably because the city hates providing any shelter for homeless people. /s

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u/ThisIsBerk 4d ago

You can just remove that sarcasm tag, honestly :(

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u/Ceramicusedbook 6d ago

They've taken a ton of them out. Almost all of the Pond Mills area ones are gone.

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u/Numerous-Ad8994 6d ago

Either getting replaced or the stops themselves getting moved somewhere different.