Rained on at the bus stop

Rained on at the bus stop
Originally uploaded by rllayman

Photo and text from an entry in the View to the City blog, about Raleigh, NC, who writes:

A steady downpour drenched these mothers and their infants as they waited for a Raleigh city bus on Thursday.

Raleigh has been blessed by abundant rain this spring. As a civic expression of gratitude for the end of drought, what action might Council take? How about furnishing all bus stops with shade and shelter?
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This is an issue at many bus stops, even though DC is upgrading about 1,000 stops I think as part of the bus shelter contract with Adshel.

Of course, umbrellas help too.