How Scotland Creates an Impact on the Environment With Its Green Bus Stops

The bus stops in Scotland are getting a major makeover to make them into bee bus stops. Their roofs are covered in sedum, a flowering plant also known as stonecrop. This should promote biodiversity, keep shelters cooler in the summer, and absorb pollutants. This initiative of green bus stops places Scottish heritage as triumphant pioneers at the forefront of public transportation. The conversion is currently only being used on 9 bus stops as a test run, but the city may soon make it standard practice for all new bus stops and mandate the remodeling of existing ones. As a way to foster a sense of community in the Union Street neighborhood, city planners are hoping to develop volunteer programs to water and maintain the plants above the stops. The bus stops might resemble a pilot project in the county of Aberdeenshire where a Park & Ride was given a green makeover that included a sedum-planted roof, solar panels, and the most recent energy-efficient LED light displays. The "Papercast" displays at the Ellon Park & Ride are the least energy-intensive electronic signs ever created. They are electrified sheets of paper that cost no electricity to display a picture. Despite their small size, bus stations have the potential to be readily transformed from having a negative environmental impact into a network of zero-impact city infrastructure.