ben.thebean1
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The first three are stunning honestly. 2020s art deco perfection
Toronto Ontario Line: Queen-Spadina Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | HDR
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condovo
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The colour-coded "bus," "subway," and "streetcar" logos are fantastic!
Encun
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W. K. Lis
Superstar
What were you doing with Doug Ford's napkin?
superelevation
Active Member
Because some projects have being going a really long time, and changes are expensive!
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
How is changing signs to put a stupid T symbol that they paid a "wayfinding expert" to tell them that they needed to have it? They wasted taxpayers' money on that why couldn't they waste more taxpayers' money changing the signs. Metrolinx has no clue what they are doing don't need a meaningless symbol on every transit stop or station in the GTHA so that people know that it's a public transit stop, it's ridiculous. We don't need their stupid T sysmbao, everywhere so we know it's public transit.
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
I think Metrolinx has already said that it will be run from TTC transit control.
holographic plastic
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Seemed to create quite the discussion, so I wouldn't call it that cold.
turini2
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I think we're definitely off topic at this point.
I saw someone on twitter criticising the entrance buildings here - something like "why can't they just be staircases on the sidewalk". Tbh, the double height entrance pavilion makes transit visible and provides a sense of place - esp. if there's decent architecture and potentially some public art! It would be sad if you thought it was an office lobby instead!
Having clear common signage is a part of that - making it clear that yes, this is a subway station! (this is something that Toronto has been bad at in the past - e.g. the lack of signs on the Danforth pointing to the Subway stations in the side streets, and until recently - the dire public wayfinding on the streets)
I saw someone on twitter criticising the entrance buildings here - something like "why can't they just be staircases on the sidewalk". Tbh, the double height entrance pavilion makes transit visible and provides a sense of place - esp. if there's decent architecture and potentially some public art! It would be sad if you thought it was an office lobby instead!
Having clear common signage is a part of that - making it clear that yes, this is a subway station! (this is something that Toronto has been bad at in the past - e.g. the lack of signs on the Danforth pointing to the Subway stations in the side streets, and until recently - the dire public wayfinding on the streets)
longfortheoldview
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But for 68 years people have found their way down those sidewalk staircases...
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Now they are adding elevators to make them accessible, and NOT on the sidewalks.
TTC Easier Access Project - Station Completion Schedule
Schedule for all stations to be completed by 2025, as required by Provincial AODA Legislation, based on full funding.
Stations | Complete in |
|---|---|
Lansdowne | 2022 |
Donlands | 2022 |
Spadina | 2024 |
College | 2023 |
Lawrence | 2024 |
Greenwood | 2023 |
Christie | 2023 |
Castle Frank | 2023 |
Summerhill | 2023 |
High Park | 2024 |
King | 2024 |
Museum | 2024 |
Rosedale | 2024 |
Old Mill | 2024 |
Glencairn | 2024 |
Warden | 2024 |
Islington | 2024 |
All schedules are subject to change.
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Enough with the tangents please. There are threads in the Transportation section for the topics discussed above. Keep this thread to Queen Station. Further off-topic posts will be deleted.
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W. K. Lis
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All the stations for the Ontario Line need to be accessible. That means not just stairs, but escalators in BOTH directions, and elevators (plural). Haven't seen designs for the station platforms, but I'm assuming they will be centre platforms to keep the cost of duplicating the escalators and elevators needed down. Also why no sidewalk entrances, but in adjacent buildings.
AnnetteMeetsJane
Active Member
I don't think that there is space on the SW corner for a sidewalk entrance. The sidewalk is pretty narrow
daptive
Active Member
I also thought building entrances were preferred as it keeps the sidewalks accessible for pedestrians; there are many chokepoints on Yonge because of TTC staircases. I prefer building entrances—like the new St Patrick station at 488 University—more room for elevators, makes the stop more visible and modern, and personally reminds me of Hong Kong MTR stations.
Ontario Line won't have to negotiate with building owners to get stations built since they've expropriated a lot of the buildings. I believe this was an issue at either 1 King West or Massey Tower where the building didn't want the 'rift-raft public' to co-mingle with their high-end residents.