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ndawgg said:
Why can't we just name them by the major cross streets and be done? When you are giving directions it's just Bathurst (on Line 2 or on Line 5). Done.

I hate to agree with them, (since they sounded so clueless in those quotes) but I've lived at Yonge/College for 7 years (and Sherbourne/Wellesley for 6 years before that) but I still can't make St. Andrew vs. St. Patrick stick. I just know they're those King or Queen equivalents.
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I agree completely. People claim that this is confusing, but people do this with street names every day of their lives. And other grid-based cities like New York do it without issue.
 
TheTigerMaster said:
I agree completely. People claim that this is confusing, but people do this with street names every day of their lives. And other grid-based cities like New York do it without issue.
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Exactly. I give directions to Yonge/College and nobody is going to get confused and go to Yonge/Steeles because they both have Yonge in the name. Or alternately, saying I live in the "Garden District" tells you nothing. You'd be like, "Where???" and I would clarify with corner of Yonge/College.
 
ndawgg said:
Why can't we just name them by the major cross streets and be done? When you are giving directions it's just Bathurst (on Line 2 or on Line 5). Done.

I hate to agree with them, (since they sounded so clueless in those quotes) but I've lived at Yonge/College for 7 years (and Sherbourne/Wellesley for 6 years before that) but I still can't make St. Andrew vs. St. Patrick stick. I just know they're those King or Queen equivalents.
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Dundas. It looks like you're still getting them confused haha.
 
Maybe they should get a low information, occasional or never subway user and ask them: Rob Ford, maybe? My mom?

Rob: I can't believe Queen's Park is the worst offender in your books. Really? Because it's at College & University, rather than 50m north?

Other than the fact the '& Eglinton' part was not needed, I vote with the 'we'll figure out whatever they name them' crowd. If you're mapping out your route, myTTC gives you the name of the station to get on and off at, which seems like it should work.

http://myttc.ca/travel/from/28_Chester_Avenue/to/Roy_Thomson
 
While I don't agree with some of the names of the station stops, now the fact that we are at the 3rd renaming phase that has been rejected by Metrolinx and we have to change the names AGAIN... I really have to say at this point

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TheTigerMaster said:
Brad Ross claims the TTC wants to move away from hyphenated names. If they could rename Bloor-Yonge, they'd call it Bloor...
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Actually now that I think of it I really never refer to it as Bloor-Yonge or Yonge when I'm on Line 2. It's always just "Bloor", though maybe that's because I am far more used to riding Line 1.
 
TheTigerMaster said:
These station names will never become the "norm". If selected, Torontonians will be asking "what intersection is Forest Hill Station" as long as these stations exist.
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Real estate agents must be pretty ecstatic that Forest Hill has expanded to Bathurst & Eglinton.
 
robmausser said:
While I don't agree with some of the names of the station stops, now the fact that we are at the 3rd renaming phase that has been rejected by Metrolinx and we have to change the names AGAIN... I really have to say at this point

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A lot of people. Getting place naming correct is critical for navigation.
 
Here's a nice simple example from SF. It uses mostly streets but occasionally prominent landmarks like UCSF. Very easy to navigate with these stop names.
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Napoleon said:
Here's a nice simple example from SF. It uses mostly streets but occasionally prominent landmarks like UCSF. Very easy to navigate with these stop names.
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makes sense when a landmark really defines an area like a Rogers Centre or Science Centre, etc. Naming Dufferin Station Fairbank doesn't do anything to describe the area better because Fairbank isn't commong knowledge whereas Rogers Centre and the Science Centre are.
 
Member motion coming to city council on Thursday
Feasibility of Integrating Alternative Energy Components in the Back-up Power Facility at Mount Dennis Station on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Line

Summary
Crosslinx Transit Solutions has been awarded the contract to design, build, finance and maintain the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. As part of the design, Crosslinx Transit Solutions proposes to construct a back-up power facility at the western terminus of the transit line, near the proposed Mount Dennis station and the former Kodak Lands site. The back-up facility would have the capacity to power the entire 19 km length of the transit line in the event of an interruption at the main power source. City staff from Environment and Energy have signaled an interest in consulting with Metrolinx, Crosslinx Transit Solutions and Toronto Hydro to determine whether it would be feasible to integrate alternative energy sources and solutions that could potentially offset the back-up power facility's carbon footprint.
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If Warren Buffett is investing in solar and wind power to generate electricity, maybe that is the way to go with the Crosstown. See link.
 
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