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Coolstar
Senior Member
Something like this always brings me hope they'll open this on time. Not 2020 yet and they already started testing.
TransitBart
Senior Member
Holy Crap!
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
Grey skies, grey concrete, grey trains. This shit is why nobody wants elevated.
If we plan on extending west we need to make these guideways less obtrusive and expressionless.
also, stop being such hardasses and throw some paint on those trains, Metrolinx
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TransitBart
Senior Member
Stop quibblin'!
NoahB
Active Member
The new Riyadh Metro currently under construction is doing a great job making all the elevated portions look nice. They covered the sides and added the lines' colors on the viaducts. They are even adding light fixtures under them and around the street with colors matching the lines.
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Rainforest
Senior Member
Indeed, of all the existing colours they had to choose GREY .. What's wrong with those people?
If they could just hire one or two Arts programs graduates, to address the lack-of-imagination problem that seems to cripple Metrolinx ..
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Maybe they're trying to avoid the colours used by the political parties?
In Canada, the official color for the New Democratic Party is orange, while the Liberal Party of Canada uses red, the Conservative Party of Canada uses blue, and the Bloc Québécois uses light blue. The Green Party of course uses green. So none of those colours can be used.
Rainforest
Senior Member
Then we have to urgently disband one of those parties, to liberate a colour before the Eglinton cars get painted hopeless grey
Or, they could come up with a colour combination that doesn't give any party an unfair advantage, and yet doesn't look hopelessly dull. More work for that Arts program graduate they are about to hire ..
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Then we have to urgently disband one of those parties, to liberate a colour before the Eglinton cars get painted hopeless grey
Or, they could come up with a colour combination that doesn't give any party an unfair advantage, and yet doesn't look hopelessly dull. More work for that Arts program graduate they are about to hire ..
A rainbow coloured livery? I can see some Conservatives not liking that one bit.
crs1026
Superstar
Arts grads?
I bet that shade of grey came from a swatch book owned by a very expensive consultant.
- Paul
Rainforest
Senior Member
Isn't that an added benefit though? Will help that group of Conservatives adjust to the modern times ..
Rainforest
Senior Member
If so, then it kind of suggests that higher pay doesn't always equate better outcome ..
crs1026
Superstar
It's all about giving the client what they want.
Client (ML): We don't want anyone (especially the TTC) thinking that this is a streetcar
Consultant: Well, subways are silver, so how about grey?
Client: Wow! You sure are clever!
Consultant: We will begin some analysis, conduct some focus groups, do some artwork, will send you some proposals. Please make sure to send us the retainer fee right away.
- Paul
salsa
Senior Member
Complainers gonna complain. To me this looks perfectly normal and consistent with what I saw all over Vancouver and other cities. I thought the skytrain was a model example of the kind of elevated infrastructure and integrated development that some UrbanToronto people wanted to see more of on the Crosstown and elsewhere. But now they're all upset over a single photo, because it turns out grey is the natural colour of concrete, and sometimes the sky happens to be grey too?
Elevated transit is physically intrusive no matter how you design it. There may be ways to mitigate it, but it's still gonna be intrusive. I'm hoping that when construction is complete, the trees, landscaping, public realm and lighting will at least soften this up a bit. And to address the lack of colour, lets get some artists to paint a mural across the whole thing that celebrates the history and culture of the neighbourhood. A quick browse through the twitter account of StreetArtToronto provides many inspiring examples of this from all over the city.
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