Last week we joined Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez (CD1), Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI), and community partners to reveal "La Sombrita" at a DASH bus stop at 3rd and Union in Westlake. The prototype shade structure is now installed at four DASH stops to pilot a potential solution to improve the transit experience for women. The pilot is funded entirely by a private foundation grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at no cost to the taxpayers.
La Sombrita tests a solution to two major…