AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
It shows how much of the area surrounding the stations need to be redeveloped and intensified - the current land use around them is an utter waste of the increased accessibility.
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It shows how much of the area surrounding the stations need to be redeveloped and intensified - the current land use around them is an utter waste of the increased accessibility.
AoD
innsertnamehere
Superstar
the developer is Centrecourt too who builds at super fast speeds so it likely won't be far off at all.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Also - good to see Keelesdale so close to substantial completion. Notice the lane restrictions are gone and the first bit of Eglinton Connects is built too!
W. K. Lis
Superstar
The "bicycle lanes" could connect with the Beltline Trail going north at Caledonia Station and east, except that the Allen Road is a barrier. Cyclists and pedestrians have to detour around it. There used to be a berm used by the belt line railway, but the powers-that-be removed it when they transformed the Spadina ditch into the Allen Road.
A break existed in the ditch for the old Belt Line railway right-of-way just north of Eglinton Avenue. Here it is in 1971.
They should bridge the Allen Road.
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
Employee washroom spotted.
W. K. Lis
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crs1026
Senior Member
^The reduction in the number of orange pylons on Eglinton is impressive.
Hopefully the folks along Eglinton will get their street back soon.
- Paul
Hopefully the folks along Eglinton will get their street back soon.
- Paul
drum118
Superstar
June 16
The westbound curb lane and sidewalk being built between Black Creek and Weston Rd on Eglinton. Looks like the westbound Weston Rd connection will be wider and a longer crossing for pedestrians. Traffic was real backup going east and westbound was a bitch at Black Creek with the left turning lane being the only lane open.
Turning lane for eastbound at Black Creek and sidewalk torn up to be rebuilt. I guess the final connection to NO Frills driveway and Eglinton can finally be completed after a year wait.
Handrail still missing for all of the guideway as well at the portal.
The removal of pylons east of Black Creek has allow traffic to flow better as well becoming a race track
As a note to Keelesdale Station, I counted 5 mid landings for the stair for the south east corner and became too dark to say if there are more of then. One hell of a climb. It deeper than the main entrance unless the main entrance is not telling the whole story.
The westbound curb lane and sidewalk being built between Black Creek and Weston Rd on Eglinton. Looks like the westbound Weston Rd connection will be wider and a longer crossing for pedestrians. Traffic was real backup going east and westbound was a bitch at Black Creek with the left turning lane being the only lane open.
Turning lane for eastbound at Black Creek and sidewalk torn up to be rebuilt. I guess the final connection to NO Frills driveway and Eglinton can finally be completed after a year wait.
Handrail still missing for all of the guideway as well at the portal.
The removal of pylons east of Black Creek has allow traffic to flow better as well becoming a race track
As a note to Keelesdale Station, I counted 5 mid landings for the stair for the south east corner and became too dark to say if there are more of then. One hell of a climb. It deeper than the main entrance unless the main entrance is not telling the whole story.
W. K. Lis
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Allandale25
Senior Member
We explain why Eglinton Crosstown wayfinding is a bit different from other Toronto transit routes - Metrolinx News
Most travellers look at signs without knowing how much thought goes into them – from speed posting to fire escapes or even a simple bus stop. But there are teams of experts who are constantly creating and improving a journey’s flow through wayfinding. This is especially true when it comes to...
blog.metrolinx.com
ARG1
Senior Member
> Accessibility best-practice suggests that all messaging should be in mixed-case lettering. Mixed-case makes it easier to tell different characters apart, particularly for those with low vision.We explain why Eglinton Crosstown wayfinding is a bit different from other Toronto transit routes - Metrolinx News
Most travellers look at signs without knowing how much thought goes into them – from speed posting to fire escapes or even a simple bus stop. But there are teams of experts who are constantly creating and improving a journey’s flow through wayfinding. This is especially true when it comes to...
Wait what?
idk about you guys but I always found mixed case harder to read especially on signage. Also mixed case looks really weird and awkward when placed on a banner especially on an entranceway.
TheTigerMaster
Superstar
We explain why Eglinton Crosstown wayfinding is a bit different from other Toronto transit routes - Metrolinx News
Most travellers look at signs without knowing how much thought goes into them – from speed posting to fire escapes or even a simple bus stop. But there are teams of experts who are constantly creating and improving a journey’s flow through wayfinding. This is especially true when it comes to...
This is so incredibly stupid. As if riders are supposed to differentiate a "side view" LRV from the "front view".
This should be a massive red flag. I hope this is not indicative of a general inflexibility to change due to the Crosstown's management structure.
Yea, the "Line 5" iconography will appear everywhere but the exterior of the station, where we're stuck with the illegible "LRV" iconography.
drum118
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adHominem
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Designers usually reach for mixed-case on signage – research has shown it to be more legible, possibly because lower-case letterforms are much more varied – the ascenders and descenders mean that from afar (or in low light, or for people with low vision), words have distinctive shapes, as opposed to using all upper-case, where words are all just rectangles. (There's some research that suggests that word-shapes are recognized before letter-shapes, which is kind of neat. For example, in the screenshot in TheTigerMaster's post above, the text is blurry, but I can still tell that the signage in the rendering says "Eglinton Avenue West" from the shape of the words.)
Of course, using all upper-case, the letters are larger, and bigger type is more legible from a distance, but that can be offset to a degree by using a typeface with a larger x-height and counters (which was the reasoning behind the creation of Clearview for highway signs).
ViveleCanada
Active Member
The reason the "Line 5" bullet doesn't appear on station exteriors is because, from Metrolinx's wayfinding standards, the approaches or entrances to stations are to only denote the mode of transports available at the station. This is a breakdown from their standards pdf on how passengers are to follow the signage:
I see the logic in it as this looks like a copy and paste of London's wayfinding standards. However, I agree that the transport modes iconography seem difficult to distinguish from a distance unlike TfL's roundel which are distinguishable through their colours.