Miami Officials On Hot Seat Over Bottom-burning Bus Benches

New black steel bus benches at city bus stops are too hot to sit on under the summer sun.

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August 13, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

About 150 of the 1,500 new benches have already been installed in Miami, replacing older benches made of cement and wood. Assistant City Manager Frank Rollason said city planners discussed the potential problem in meetings, but he does not know why it was ignored when the benches were built.

Thanks to Sheryl Stolzenberg

FULL STORY: Miami officials in hot seat over bus benches no one can sit on

Monday, August 12, 2002 in Sun-Sentinel

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