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Hello Bus stop☺️, Do you want a bus stop? Fun time love☺️

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December 2002 PDX Portland Oregon U.S.A. 

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Boston is the first US city to plant green roofs on bus stops: 'Would amount to 17 acres of green space'

This US city is the first to plant green roofs on bus stops: 'Would amount to 17 acres of green space'

These “living roofs” are already inspiring other North American cities.

First popularized in the Netherlands and now popping up across Europe, green bus stops have finally made their way to North America. 

Last August, Boston, Massachusetts installed its first 30 green bus shelters along Route 28, a corridor with some of the highest bus ridership in the city that also lands in neighborhoods disproportionately affected by extreme heat.

It’s a simple concept: Use the roof of a no-frills bus station to offset the heat-island effect in urban areas devoid of trees, provide direct shade at bus shelters, help reduce flooding, improve biodiversity of native pollinators, and see something a little more beautiful on the daily commute.

Boston made history as the first city in the United States to adopt the green roof last year, sometimes called “living roofs,” and have already made waves in other locations.

This year, according to the Washington Post, green shelters are planned in two Maryland towns, with proposals to install green roofs in Arlington, Virginia and New York. 

While it seems like a small gesture to the bees of any given city, the initiative is no small feat. 

In fact, if Boston installed living roofs on all 8,000 of its bus stops, the city estimates it would amount to 17 acres of green space, or about 13 football fields.

“These green roofs on bus shelters are not just a representation of Boston’s progress on sustainability,” Mayor Michelle Wu said in a statement last year. 

“They are a practical, scalable solution to some of the most pressing challenges we face as a city.”

Boston’s installation was a team effort, as the city partnered with Social Impact Collective, a Boston-based, minority-owned architecture and design firm, to imagine the rooftop gardens. 

Weston Nurseries, a local plant nursery, provided the plants, and YouthBuild Boston provided some elbow grease. The nonprofit supports underserved young people as they enter the construction and design industry. 

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The devil knows my weaknesses. But so does God.

Therefore, when I am weak, then I am strong.

Excerpt from Bus Stops by Laura

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