The city needs at least 17,000 public vehicles to satisfy demand, according to the city’s Transport Authority. The government has only met 69.7pc of this demand.
“The shelters have different features compared to the existing ones with slight design improvements,” said Dawit.
“Forty percent of the total shelters are completed in this way to serve this purpose,” Dawit said. The remaining shelters are being developed in the style of the first phase of bus stops.
A shortage of transportation vehicles to satisfy the city’s transportation demand during peak hours, the lack of adequate traffic control facilities, high traffic congestion and inadequate and deteriorated urban road infrastructure are problems that need to be addressed by the city.
One urban transport expert with a decade of experience applauds the quality and aesthetic values of the shelters but suggests a diversification of the facilities. “As the shelters are used for mass transport, the capacity of the bus shelters should be improved to host more people,” said Birhanu Zeleke (PhD).