APTA-2048
Senior Member
The Finch line MSF might be a cool place to get off and check out. Though, I haven’t been there since construction ended, so I don’t know if they built a big, tall wall around everything. That would suck.
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A 6264
Active Member
I didn't realize the sign had been updated to show the line number, before it changed again. That's crazy!
A 6264
Active Member
The forum allowed me to edit my post from this morning, and I was able to add a clip of your picture from Nov 15. Hope you don't mind!
pleaseLRT
New Member
Not at all. Your documentation of the signage changes is appreciated
ARG1
Senior Member
It's because the standard is bad, and Metrolinx has absolutely heard feedback supporting that conclusion. I'd frankly be more annoyed if there wasn't any sort of refinement because stubbornly sticking to a flawed standard is the worst thing they could do right now.
zang
Senior Member
They’re like the corporate embodiment of Doug ford himself. Opaque, mistake-prone and stubborn as all hell.
Johnny Au
Superstar
Metrolinx's orange is close to International Orange, the same colour as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
So on November 25th they switched closer to MX wayfinding standard (except for their using the LRV space invader icon) by moving away from the round wheelchair icon unique to this line to explaining that an elevator exists here. Then they moved further away from that with some strange border?? I don't get it... what is this border going to be for a multiple line / multiple operator situation? It doesn't make any sense.
Johnny Au
Superstar
Just now on the 1978 concourse:
Vending machines! The yellow one dispenses candy.
Vending machines! The yellow one dispenses candy.
McGillicuddy
Active Member
I do wonder if vending machines mean the TTC is giving up on the Cedarvale newsstand.
Given how retail leases usually work, and given how tight the margins are on subway newsstands, I have to imagine that, in an environment like Cedarvale (where there's only one retail unit), the tenant would demand a clause protecting their core business from competition within the station. (Covering stuff like soft drinks, candy, chips, periodicals, etc.)
In that sense, the vending machine may represent the TTC giving up on that lease: the space has been vacant for years, and they don't expect to fill it any time soon.
Given how retail leases usually work, and given how tight the margins are on subway newsstands, I have to imagine that, in an environment like Cedarvale (where there's only one retail unit), the tenant would demand a clause protecting their core business from competition within the station. (Covering stuff like soft drinks, candy, chips, periodicals, etc.)
In that sense, the vending machine may represent the TTC giving up on that lease: the space has been vacant for years, and they don't expect to fill it any time soon.
JasonParis
Moderator
Although, the counter-argument may be, if they can't foresee it working at a busy interchange station, how can they foresee retail working anywhere currently?
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Mind_the_gap
Active Member
Steve X
Senior Member
Those shops are closed in the evenings and expensive to staff. Plus a flash mob could have easily stole a lot of goods set out. We’ll likely see more automation services in the future.
mr_content
New Member
A flash mob?? Isn't that the trend from like the early 2010s where a bunch of theatre kids try to go viral by performing some big routine in public?