The DeKalb Community Development Department presented plans for new bus shelters at Thursday’s Greek Row Revitalization Plan meeting.

Lynsey Johnson, a DeKalb community development intern, spoke about a new bus shelter project for the green line bus route.

Sue Guio, DeKalb community services planner, said the community development department is looking at six locations for the new shelters: Best Buy, 2074 Sycamore Road; Jewel 1320 Sycamore Road; Casey’s General Store, 1001 N. Annie Glidden Road; Dresser Court; Greenbrier south of Hillcrest Drive and the north side of Blackhawk and Ridge roads.

DeKalb is considering ICSC, a bus shelter company located in the Chicago area, to provide the shelters, Johnson said.

Revenue generated from advertisements on the bus shelters would allow ICSC to install them at no charge to the city.

If the city built the shelters on its own, each shelter would cost up to $6,000, Johnson said.

Advertising would also pay for maintenance. The city also would receive 10 percent of the revenue generated by the ads on the shelters.

Johnson said a contract for the shelters should be ready by the Sept. 27 city council meeting. If all goes as planned, the project will be complete in November, she said.

Guio said feedback will be gathered from other communities using similar bus shelters before a contract is finalized.

In other Greek Row business, lighting improvements are complete and will be adjusted if necessary, Guio said.

The installation began in early June and finished almost four weeks later, she said.

“The improvements will give a better feeling of safety; a more pleasant, comfortable place to live,” Guio said.

Mayor Greg Sparrow said the plans developed were put into effect to best serve the area.

“The whole concept is crime prevention through implemental design,” Sparrow said.

Twenty-one new light poles were installed throughout the Greek Row neighborhood, Guio said. Additionally, 43 new light brackets were installed where necessary.

The taller light poles are equipped with a better type of lighting, she said.

ComEd’s initial quote for the installation was $34,821; the final price was $18,595. ComEd engineers first surveyed the area in September 2002 and designed a plan to light parking lots and alleyways, while keeping streetlights off residential buildings, Guio said.