Monday, April 27, 2009

Important question

Why is the closed-off, under-construction half of the Arlington Green Line stop lit like a dentist's office, and the open-for-business half is lit like Buffalo Bill's basement in Silence of the Lambs?

I don't begrudge the construction workers their well-lit jobsite; they should have as much light as they need. But now that we know that it's possible for that station to have bright, inviting light, isn't it about time we gave the actual station, where thousands of commuters wait for the train every day, the same treatment? I don't often use the Arlington stop, and I'm glad I don't. It's like the train station in downtown Bratislava down there. Soul-crushing stuff.

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