What Makes This Maryland Bus Stop America's Worst?

Published August 29, 2016 at 3:08 PM CDT

The worst bus stop in America is a small patch of concrete at the intersection of Route 29 and Crestmoor Drive in Silver Spring, Maryland.

That’s, at least, according to the transit website Streetsblog USA, which held a bracket contest to find the country’s sorriest bus stops.

Boston’s Cambridge Street stop by the on- and off-ramps for Interstate 90 came in second. Both were highlighted for being relatively bare and dangerous. But they are not alone. Plenty of bus stops across the country are lacking.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young explores why — and what makes a good bus stop — with David Leyzerovsky of the Project for Public Spaces and David Nelson of the New York City Department of Transportation.