TJ O'Pootertoot said:
I think the point is it doesn't really need fixing. People figure it out.
That's not to say some instances can't be ironed out etc. but I don't think it's a big deal at the end of the day.
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Just imagine if the TTC station was Front Street instead of Union Station?

It should be fixed.
 
I wonder if people land at Pearson and get confused by the lack of Terminal 2?
I wonder if they head down to the Beaches, looking for Woodbine Racetrack (where, of course, Greenwood Racetrack used to be)?
I wonder if they wander up and up down College Street looking for Seneca College or Humber College, or any college.
I wonder if they drive up and down Avenue Road and wonder, "Why is this called Avenue Road?"
I wonder why the "Unionville" GO station is in "Markham Centre," and not really that close to the pretty heritage area.

We could do it all day, eh?
I mean... I think we've resolved this issue. It's no big deal.
 
TJ O'Pootertoot said:
I wonder if they head down to the Beaches, looking for Woodbine Racetrack (where, of course, Greenwood Racetrack used to be)?
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To be a bit picky...Woodbine racetrack was at the foot of Woodbine. It was renamed Greenwood Racetrack at a later date
In fact, Woodbine Ave was named after the racetrack
 
muller877 said:
To be a bit picky...Woodbine racetrack was at the foot of Woodbine. It was renamed Greenwood Racetrack at a later date
In fact, Woodbine Ave was named after the racetrack
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:)

It's not being picky. But there was a time when Greenwood was operating down there, on Woodbine, and Woodbine was also operating out by the airport.

It all just goes to show cities grow organically and quirklily sometimes.
 
TJ O'Pootertoot said:
I wonder if people land at Pearson and get confused by the lack of Terminal 2?
I wonder if they head down to the Beaches, looking for Woodbine Racetrack (where, of course, Greenwood Racetrack used to be)?
I wonder if they wander up and up down College Street looking for Seneca College or Humber College, or any college.
I wonder if they drive up and down Avenue Road and wonder, "Why is this called Avenue Road?"
I wonder why the "Unionville" GO station is in "Markham Centre," and not really that close to the pretty heritage area.

We could do it all day, eh?
I mean... I think we've resolved this issue. It's no big deal.
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...or how Vaughan Road (current alignment) goes nowhere near Vaughan. TTC bus route 90 Vaughan goes to St. Clair West station, not Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station.
 
TJ O'Pootertoot said:
I wonder if people land at Pearson and get confused by the lack of Terminal 2?
I wonder if they head down to the Beaches, looking for Woodbine Racetrack (where, of course, Greenwood Racetrack used to be)?
I wonder if they wander up and up down College Street looking for Seneca College or Humber College, or any college.
I wonder if they drive up and down Avenue Road and wonder, "Why is this called Avenue Road?"
I wonder why the "Unionville" GO station is in "Markham Centre," and not really that close to the pretty heritage area.

We could do it all day, eh?
I mean... I think we've resolved this issue. It's no big deal.
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When I was at Ryerson so many people would come to the Rogers Communication Centre looking for the Blue Jays
 
TJ O'Pootertoot said:
I wonder if people land at Pearson and get confused by the lack of Terminal 2?
I wonder if they head down to the Beaches, looking for Woodbine Racetrack (where, of course, Greenwood Racetrack used to be)?
I wonder if they wander up and up down College Street looking for Seneca College or Humber College, or any college.
I wonder if they drive up and down Avenue Road and wonder, "Why is this called Avenue Road?"
I wonder why the "Unionville" GO station is in "Markham Centre," and not really that close to the pretty heritage area.

We could do it all day, eh?
I mean... I think we've resolved this issue. It's no big deal.
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Also Ive heard of people heading to Bloor station on the subway, asking where the Union Pearson Express is (its at Bloor GO) and missing their flight due to the confusion.
 
TransitBart said:
Imagine how much more traffic there would be with a proper network in place if Finch West had traffic coming on the LRT from Finch, and Sheppard West had traffic from Sheppard-Yonge. Ah well, $60 billion later...$30 from Mrs Wynne and $30 more to come from Mr Ford and we’ll have an Ontario Line, but if you want to get to Humber College from Scarborough, don’t mind that jog down to Eglinton to get across the city. Two steps forward...
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Johnny Au said:
...or how Vaughan Road (current alignment) goes nowhere near Vaughan. TTC bus route 90 Vaughan goes to St. Clair West station, not Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station.
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robmausser said:
When I was at Ryerson so many people would come to the Rogers Communication Centre looking for the Blue Jays
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robmausser said:
Also Ive heard of people heading to Bloor station on the subway, asking where the Union Pearson Express is (its at Bloor GO) and missing their flight due to the confusion.
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All of these prove that we need to be careful in assuming someone knows where something is.

Just imagine the TTC when they built the subway called Union "Front Station". They could have, and it would have worked, but it still would be confusing. Maybe rename Richmond Dill Go to Major Mackenzie GO and Langstaff GO to Richmond Hill Centre GO.
 
lenaitch said:
I wonder if people show up a Waterloo Station in London and think they are either in Belgium or Ontario?
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I lived in london. When I tell them that, guess which one they think.... Guess which one I lived in....

Here's a really hilarious one. I am from North Bay and they think Thunder Bay. I keep having to tell them, no, the other Bay.
 
JSF-1 said:
This is honestly all you get on TransLink's MK.I tranis

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micheal_can said:
I lived in london. When I tell them that, guess which one they think.... Guess which one I lived in....

Here's a really hilarious one. I am from North Bay and they think Thunder Bay. I keep having to tell them, no, the other Bay.
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Well of course Ontario only has one bay! Same confusion with Owen Sound and Parry Sound, and don't get me started on people confusing Sault Ste. Marie and Sioux Lookout. Maybe Ontario needs a law that a word can only be used once. That way we can avoid people showing up a Lester B. Pearson School looking for their gate.
 
lenaitch said:
Well of course Ontario only has one bay! Same confusion with Owen Sound and Parry Sound, and don't get me started on people confusing Sault Ste. Marie and Sioux Lookout. Maybe Ontario needs a law that a word can only be used once. That way we can avoid people showing up a Lester B. Pearson School looking for their gate.
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But which Lester B. Pearson School?
 
In the United States, when one talks about the Bay Area, it's often either the San Francisco Bay Area or the Tampa Bay Area.

Oh, and two MLB teams are often called "the Sox" by fans. Often, context is required to know if the Sox are Red or White.
 
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