Bus stops are the sentinels, the grunts, the pawns, the privates, the foot soldiers of every transit agency.  Unlike bus depots and rail stations, glory hounds all with their cover, vending, restroom facilities, security and more, the bus stop stands alone, ignored until activated by the presence of a human.  Then it is a flag in the breeze calling for service until the vehicle departs and the bus stop returns to its lowly position as only the most common feature of your transit agency.  Some of these ornery troopers show up dirty and slouch; all are your first ambassadors to the public and thus in need of attention. 

Even when a pole is the only thing at a stop it should still make a good presentation.  Or maybe especially when it is the only thing . . .  Reno, Nevada presents us with a nice example.

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