They divide the city, yet bring everyone together, yet keep everyone apart. Lewis Mumford uses a statement that could be used to describe the bus stop. People are “withdrawn from barbarous fixity and force, to certain mildness of manners, and to humanity and justice…” People at the bus stop can put down the mask they want people to see, and take a break. No one needs to impress the other and no one is trying to be better than the individual who is also waiting for the bus. Everyone is equal at the bus stop. The pressure of trying to have that high status disappears in that moment. At the bus stop, people can face the realities of the life that they live. It is the time to think and in your head, go over how your day went, or how you want your day to be. But in the end, we all have places to go and all share this means of transportation. The bus stop is a common denominator of members of
They divide the city, yet bring everyone together, yet keep everyone apart. Lewis Mumford uses a statement that could be used to describe the bus stop. People are “withdrawn from barbarous fixity and force, to certain mildness of manners, and to humanity and justice…” People at the bus stop can put down the mask they want people to see, and take a break. No one needs to impress the other and no one is trying to be better than the individual who is also waiting for the bus. Everyone is equal at the bus stop. The pressure of trying to have that high status disappears in that moment. At the bus stop, people can face the realities of the life that they live. It is the time to think and in your head, go over how your day went, or how you want your day to be. But in the end, we all have places to go and all share this means of transportation. The bus stop is a common denominator of members of