Death of another bus station?

[whole diary]

[CyclingSid]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-68856947

I do wonder if planners ever use the facilities that they want to remove or create.

[grahame]

I do wonder if planners ever use the facilities that they want to remove or create.

Planners are typically highly educated, intelligent, fit and well paid people for whom travel time is of the essence and who have the use of a private car for most of their activities. Where there is a frequent public transport system that carries most people and a disincentive to use the car, - for example inner London - they may use that public transport but otherwise their experience of bus station facilities may be largely theoretical.  There are some notable exceptions but perhaps they are notable by their very rarity.

Same thing could be said about hotel room designers who don't actually stay in the rooms ... don't get me going!

[bobm]

Same thing could be said about hotel room designers who don't actually stay in the rooms ... don't get me going!

Charging points by the bed and decent lighting above any desk designed for work.

[CyclingSid]

Similar in supermarkets; the people who design and "program" checkouts probably never do the shopping!

Is the situation with politians the same, most of what they legislate on is some theoretical construct?

[grahame]

Same thing could be said about hotel room designers who don't actually stay in the rooms ... don't get me going!

Charging points by the bed and decent lighting above any desk designed for work.

It doesn't take much, does it? I would add
* A bedside table or stand with a flat top to put glasses (for eyes) and a glass (for water) on
* A light / light switch at the bed so that the way on and out of bed in the middle of the night can be navigated
* A bed head or wall against which I can sit up (and not leave a gap as the bed wheels away from the wall

I have seen failures on all five of these fundamentals in recent weeks, and other design "sillies" too ...

Modern / luxury needs add
* Something to make a cup of coffee
* En suite loo (not even a private one in a separate room up the public corridor) and a wash basin
* A place that can be found on arrival without a struggle and with having a wait to be le in

For me personally, no need for clock or TV^▸ (Thames Valley, or TeleVision, depending on context), or indeed for WiFi if there is good (strong) access to the phone networks