salsa
Senior Member
At least the King street car runs mostly on King st, and Dundas streetcar runs mostly on Dundas.
Too bad the same can't be said about the 506 Carlton.
At least the King street car runs mostly on King st, and Dundas streetcar runs mostly on Dundas.
that's why I said there is a historical reason. However, the Spadina Expressway was intended to go all the way to Spadina avenue passing Bloor, which is why it is called such - it indicates where the expressway ends. And as Spadine Ave is a well known street downtown, it gives the name of the expressway a purpose.
on the other hand, the bogus "Spadina subway" neither starts or ends on Spadina Road or Spadina Avenue. It has two stations on Spadina (Dupont and Spadina stations), that's it, which makes the name less sensible than the Spadina expressway by far.
This is why naming the subway by a street name makes little sense. By colour or by number is far better. At least the King street car runs mostly on King st, and Dundas streetcar runs mostly on Dundas. Spadina expressway is hardly an acceptable reason for calling the subway branch "Spadina subway" - didn't make sense in the beginning, won't make sense in the future.
I've already pointed out, it's no longer officially called the Spadina subway. Stop arguing - you won already!Spadina expressway is hardly an acceptable reason for calling the subway branch "Spadina subway" - didn't make sense in the beginning, won't make sense in the future.
There's a good history of the 506 at http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4105.shtmlToo bad the same can't be said about the 506 Carlton.
I've already pointed out, it's no longer officially called the Spadina subway. Stop arguing - you won already!
I've already pointed out, it's no longer officially called the Spadina subway. Stop arguing - you won already!
...or 109 RaneeToo bad the same can't be said about the 506 Carlton.
Touche.No. What's the point of UT if we aren't gojng to argue with each other?
That is the official name of the project though. No sense spending money on new signs now.We haven't won until the the press and ttc stop calling it the Spadina extension
http://www.thestar.com/news/city_ha...enough-on-spadina-subway-extension-james.html
http://www.ttc.ca/Spadina/index.jsp
Enough already!
Obviously no one is going to suggest cancelling part of this line at this stage - if that's what y'all are arguing about ...
We haven't won until the the press and ttc stop calling it the Spadina extension
http://www.thestar.com/news/city_ha...enough-on-spadina-subway-extension-james.html
http://www.ttc.ca/Spadina/index.jsp
And I don't know why there's so much hate on for having Spadina in the name of Line 1. I'd personally rather we get rid of the boring University part, and make it the Yonge-Spadina line. We're probably the only city in the world to have a First Nations / aboriginal word as the name of a rapid transit line.
Well my hate for Spadina is purely in jest. In fact, Spadina is by far my favourite street name in Toronto. I wish it had greater prominence in the city. It's also one of the few Native American street names (that I can think of) in Toronto, which is a shame.
And I don't know why there's so much hate on for having Spadina in the name of Line 1. I'd personally rather we get rid of the boring University part, and make it the Yonge-Spadina line. We're probably the only city in the world to have a First Nations / aboriginal word as the name of a rapid transit line.