Stations That Don't Suck

How do we design stations that don't suck?All too often, the stations on US public transit, well, suck.Either they're far too overbuilt, leading to high costs, project overruns, and visibly unused station areas, or they're completely minimal to the point of nonexistence, or they're just plain inefficient and ineffective.So how do we make stations that don't suck?Well, of course, some good advice might come from the rest of the world--and from our own past practice.1. Label ClearlyWhether you build a giant palace to the train or a simple hovel by the side of the tracks, making sure people can actually find their trains or buses is important.There are two different signs here that identify this as track 32, and there's clear signage of what is at track 32. Now, I'm not going to say Paris Gare du Nord does everything right (the numbering of tracks can be confusing when they're in different train halls within the overall complex) but this is solid. I'm already on the record as a fan of…