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It means 'transit'. It appears at points of access to transit and on information about transit. Those are its only applications. There we already multiple ways to identify rapid transit so I'm not sure why an additional one was thought to be useful. People generally use operator logos to...

I want to clear up an assumption that the two standards are in competition. That framing does not match the intent of the Metrolinx program, and it also does not reflect how these projects are procured and delivered. For provincially delivered projects under AFP, the Metrolinx standard is...

In the case of UP Express, it's a question of decisions happening in one part of the organization without fully understanding the impact of those decisions on other parts. For instance, GO green was changed about three times over the delivery lifecycle of the Crosstown. If all that impacted was...

Again, this is already part of the building code. The fact it was implemented while not complying with code (and indeed Project Co came up with a rather elaborate and bespoke system for identifying floors) makes me wonder how the stations received occupancy permits, or if the liability being...

I agree; there's a step missing: you need a buses from here map in the bus bay to help you understand which route you need and then from there you can pick the bay where your bus will arrive. I can't remember if there was a screen or even a printed map that was planned that was descoped or what...

Currently, Barrie, Richmond Hill and UP Express all use blue, with Line 10 also being added to the mix. Although it's not a way in which either Metrolinx or TTC describe their lines officially, the possibility of someone saying “take the blue line” being a much more complex prospect than it...

This is a relic of the TTC’s legacy approach to floor numbering, which is used widely throughout the subway, where the floor numbers go higher the lower you go. They felt consistency with other stations was important, but it actually doesn't align with building code. There were also several fun...

TTC was concerned that if the next vehicle was arriving soon that customers seeing that timing at the entrance might rush to try to catch the train, creating a safety liability. Forgetting this being a minor indictment of the frequency of their operation, the possibility of stopping the...

It's for consistency with the directional signage. A couple reasons why this was felt to be important (aside from the graphics): the overhead signage avoids words so it never actually describes what each icon represents, so this was an opportunity to help clarify for those that might not be used...

Alstom has a practical incentive to keep a potential Metrolinx–Mosaic dispute from escalating into a public legal fight with the need to remove or replace the Citadis vehicles this early in their service life. Even if Alstom is not the claimant, this would call Alstom’s ability to deliver...

Might be a lateral move as the photo above looked fine to me but sharing one below. Fun fact: every single Metrolinx map created for lines 5 and 6, including the ones in the digital kiosks, were developed by one person and executed by them along with one other. All the isometric drawings...

Perhaps this will solve the issue of what we call line 6: the cost to modify signage, plus the cost to pay Mosaic to do it, plus the premium Mosaic would charge to do it, plus the fee they'd charge to assess how much they'd charge for the change, would put this probably over a million, and there...

The choice of Citadis IIRC was because there was some question as to whether Bombardier could deliver even the vehicles for the Crosstown on time (this was at the time when all the new streetcars were getting sent back due to defects), and the vehicles contract required Bombardier to pay...

The ongoing conjecture that P3s and 'Metrolinx incompetence' are the source of every issue, large or small, on these projects is growing tiresome. It's an easy answer but an implausible one, and belies a lack of understanding, or lack of interest in understanding, the root cause. Yes, both the...

Yes, and I agree with the point. I am mainly pushing back on the idea that the use of “Line 6” was driven by Metrolinx or the Province. The decision to identify Finch West LRT as Line 6 was TTC’s. Metrolinx actually pushed back on that choice, on the grounds that someone standing at a stop that...

The use of a line number was at TTC's insistence. Originally their intent was to refer to both lines 5 and 6 as subway lines. Part of why the term "light rail" is now used is because of the need to reconcile that decision with the fact that there was a significant gap between what someone could...

I can assure you the private sector partner has as much if not more to do with it than anyone on the Metrolinx/MTO/Provincial side necessarily has. The project was more complex than the consortium anticipated and they responded to the RFP with a significantly lower price than others. Whether...

I think you'll find that the choice had more to do with vehicle procurement given the decision to operate low floor LRTs within Toronto, not one of competence necessarily.

Guaranteed. Every change request from the owner or operator carries with it not only a fee, but a fee to assess the cost of the fee. The quote they provide will absolutely be geared towards profit maximization and unless someone on the Metrolinx side has the time or expertise to vet it line by...

Look I get it, but under AFP, you cannot specify what type of switches can or cannot be used. What is in the contract is how the infrastructure must perform. I don't know offhand what the contract specifies on the engineering side, but I can say with relative certainty that this is Mosaic...