From the United States: "No more waiting 'in the dark' for your bus," by Katharine Lackey

As the demand for customer-friendly, real-time information increases, more cities, counties and states are going high tech at the bus stop.

Cities are investing thousands of dollars in solar and Global Positioning System technology to provide up-to-the-minute information to passengers on when the next bus will arrive as more people choose public transit.(Read more here.)