Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

[APTA-2048]

Nice stuff. First pic, Eglinton or Cedarvale?

Cedarvale

 

[youngblood]

Interesting response in the comments: VP of CTS says opening date is an MX call. Read into it what you will I guess

 

[dullturtle06]

Interesting use with the restriction of using Toronto's 50 shades of grey. Guess the decision makers are colour blind, and can't see colour.

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Ya I don't understand why the platform level station names aren't orange/colourfull. They only coloured them for transfer stations. Missed opportunity for some more colour.

 

[APTA-2048]

Ya I don't understand why the platform level station names aren't orange/colourfull. They only coloured them for transfer stations. Missed opportunity for some more colour.

Are they only for transfer stations? I thought I read somewhere they had a rotating pattern of orange, light grey, and dark grey along the line.

 

[dullturtle06]

Are they only for transfer stations? I thought I read somewhere they had a rotating pattern of orange, light grey, and dark grey along the line.

The colours for station names will be the same as the colour dots on the map. Black/grey for normal station. Orange for transfer stations.

 

[officedweller]

With those massive platform station name signs, where's the space for advertising (seriously)?
Are they not generating advertising revenue?

 

[yrt+viva=1system]

The colours for station names will be the same as the colour dots on the map. Black/grey for normal station. Orange for transfer stations. View attachment 463245

I just noticed that the background typeface is different.

 

[SaugeenJunction]

With those massive platform station name signs, where's the space for advertising (seriously)?
Are they not generating advertising revenue?

In the picture above, there seems to be electrical wiring in the gaps, presumably for ads (either backlighting or digital screens).

 

[dkt]

With those massive platform station name signs, where's the space for advertising (seriously)?
Are they not generating advertising revenue?

here, maybe?

just a guess, but it's not like ads are the most fundamental thing, lots of stations don't have them on the walls, and they're ugly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[goreckm]

With those massive platform station name signs, where's the space for advertising (seriously)?
Are they not generating advertising revenue?

Why do we need to generate advertising revenue? It is a miniscule amount of money, and makes being in a station a dramatically worse experience.

 

[yrt+viva=1system]

With those massive platform station name signs, where's the space for advertising (seriously)?
Are they not generating advertising revenue?

Metrolinx tends to keep their stations advertising to a bare minimum. Usually it’s Presto related or from major corporate companies (eg. Banks). Metrolinx’s design and aesthetics has always been business-corporate suite, so there’s no doubt this will be extended to here. The TTC is just the operator.

 

[crs1026]

Why do we need to generate advertising revenue? It is a miniscule amount of money, and makes being in a station a dramatically worse experience.

Any revenue that offsets operating costs is a good thing, IMHO. It’s a question of when is too much.

I like the premise of planning advertising space into the design and building it in suitably…. As opposed to retrofitting it afterwards which inevitably looks junky.

I’m not saying ML has the amount or design right - we won’t know that until opening - but in principle they are doing the right thing.

- Paul

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Platform ads are fine - platform ads hijacking information display systems on the other hand isn't.

AoD

 

[dkt]

Metrolinx tends to keep their stations advertising to a bare minimum. Usually it’s Presto related or from major corporate companies (eg. Banks).

...or predatory sports betting websites...

 

[cplchanb]

Platform ads are fine - platform ads hijacking information display systems on the other hand isn't.

AoD

im happy to see that the next train signs are LED instead of a TV screen. That means there will be no repeat of the YUS extension station next stop screen fails.