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Well that doesn't exactly apply to transit stops which will mostly be accessed by pedestrians who aren't running at 120km/h.
The TTC typeface didn't even have numerals until 2013. I'm not even sure if they have a lowercase letter set. It's a fine font for displaying the station name on the platform, but for actual wayfinding we have much better alternatives.
What makes the TTC typeface great in my eyes, especially for outdoor wayfinding is the big bold letters which makes it very easy to distinguish letters from a distance with minimal confusion. This means that it is far more easier to read and identify the name of a station on some banner when a block or 2 away. Meanwhile Clearview ADA, or at least Metrolinx' implementation of it seems to have a massive Kerning problem. The letters are far too squished together and makes reading the word challenging. Just look at the Old Elm signage from the previous page and notice how there is very little separation between the 'E' and the 'l'.
Signage in all caps is not easier to distinguish. It's by far proven to be worse and takes more cognitive load to parse.
The letter spacing isn't ideal. That doesn't mean the problem is the typeface.
I'm pretty sure I've seen numbers in the subway tiles (relating to escalators?) before 2013.
I won't say that time and speed isn't important, but vehicle capacity is the major transit issue along Finch West. A lot of buses, at least pre-pandemic, were showing up every few minutes completely packed to the gills.
Thanks for your input. The info was from Metrolinx and seems to be from 2019. Hopefully your right 27-30 would be much better considering the “relatively low” frequency planned. 5-7 mins during peak could be better versus what buses can do.
Yes, but they are also saying 38 minutes here including the same 34 minutes you have in the FAQ. I am wondering if it’s because the higher number include a wait time estimate.
