For the unfamiliar: "la sombrita" is the name of the corrugated metal piece on this bus stop post. It is designed to provide shade to people waiting for the bus, because the areas where these are installed have very little shade.

Due to a multitude of reasons from NIMBYs to building codes, it's difficult for the city to install anything much bigger or better than this.

If you find this interesting, you can learn more by listening to episode 545 of the podcast 99% Invisible. It's called "Shade Redux"

[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Poor lil smile bean city LA can't change it's own building codes. jerma-bottom

[–] nocages@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or, god forbid, use their Eminent Domain to take some private land along the sidewalk to improve life for poor people without impeding the ability of wheelchair users to navigate the city.

But that would anger the landowners, of course.

[–] Omegamint@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

They couldn't even finish the 710 because it would require them to domain the rich folk in the hills. So now the city still owns some homes that are going to rot below the hills and they spend (waste) money on cops to patrol/make sure no homeless can squat in them.