Actually, they are bus stops. I was in one and they come in handy during the dog hot days of fall in Dubai. The fact that the leader of a country has money is not an indication that commoners are wealthy. There are many low income individuals who catch the bus in the dead heat of the work day. I was pleased to see how clean the bus stops are, unlike the ones available to individuals in Washington DC. I applaud the UAE adn Dubai for taking care of it's people.