I am someone who used to live deep in the heart of Dartmouth for several years and twice a day had to take a bus to and from Halifax. Oftentimes (several times a week) I would be coming back from Halifax and catching one of the last buses into Dartmouth from the sportsplex.
I have since moved into Halifax, but today for the first time I used the Sportsplex terminal. I just want to send my love to Metro Transit for essentially doing the first sensible thing I have seen them do in several years.
It is big, it is sheltered, it is clean, it is safe, it is guarded and it looks a hell of a lot better than those glass, graffiti covered shelters. I went through later this evening and felt a million times safer and more comfortable than I ever have taking a bus in Dartmouth.
There are other things I could complain about, MT. But for now, this was the right thing to do! —Safe at the Terminal
This article appears in Oct 4-10, 2012.
