Following is the text of an April 7, 2025 email sent to Sharon Lintner by the South Central Transit Authority in response to a request for information on the recent removal of the Locust Street bus shelter by SCTA. It is reprinted here with the permission of SCTA.
Ms. Lintner,
Thank you for contacting SCTA about the shelter removal in Columbia.
SCTA was contacted by Chief Brommer to request that the shelter at 3rd & Locust be removed due to vagrancy, safety, and hygiene issues.
Since this shelter was funded with federal funds, we are required to keep the shelter in service for its useful life which is 15 years. This shelter has met its useful life so it was eligible for replacement or removal.
SCTA contacted rabbit transit to make them aware of the shelter removal and hear any concerns they had. They had no concerns.
SCTA has a contract with a company to installs and removes our shelters. SCTA had our contractor remove the shelter.
While SCTA had ownership and maintenance of this shelter, we fully support Columbia in their decision to request that SCTA remove the shelter. We always want to coordinate with the needs of the municipality.
It is unfortunate that the poor choices of a few people have resulted in the loss of this amenity for the rest of the community.
Lauri P. Ahlskog, AICP
Manager of Transit Planning & Compliance
South Central Transit Authority
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