Having Yonge do that much of a zig-zag would be somewhat difficult. However, if you extend the Yonge line further west (to CityPlace for example), then it may work. But as the configuration is right now, it would be an engineering nightmare.
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Having Yonge do that much of a zig-zag would be somewhat difficult. However, if you extend the Yonge line further west (to CityPlace for example), then it may work. But as the configuration is right now, it would be an engineering nightmare.
yllianos
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I'm going to shamelessly promote my map. I know I'm a horrible person.
Very shamless of me, haha.
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Ed Drass
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Not bad -- I like the design. You chose not to explicitly show interchanges, nor to link Lakeshore East and West... how come?
I went hunting on Google Images... This one is from 2006 it seems:
And an official planning map:
http://www.metrolinx.com/thebigmove/interactive/big_move_interactive.html
PS: Does everyone who has contributed to this thread own this book?
http://www.amazon.ca/Transit-Maps-World-Mark-Ovenden/dp/0143112651
I went hunting on Google Images... This one is from 2006 it seems:
And an official planning map:
http://www.metrolinx.com/thebigmove/interactive/big_move_interactive.html
PS: Does everyone who has contributed to this thread own this book?
http://www.amazon.ca/Transit-Maps-World-Mark-Ovenden/dp/0143112651
EVCco
Senior Member
Haven't contributed to the thread at all, but I was just perusing my copy earlier today.
I have the 2007 edition - seems to be revised/expanded every 2 years or so!
EVCco
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superman
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Dan416
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I like that it uses the proposed names for the extension
leopetr
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And, in an effort to contribute something to the thread:
- Bloor GO is theoretically a transfer to Dundas West, not Lansdowne. You could call the station Dundas-Bloor for simplicity.
- Barrie line splits before Bloor GO.
- Danforth GO is theoretically a transfer to Main Street.
- Oriole GO is theoretically a transfer to Leslie.
- Richmond Hill Centre will be a transfer to Langstaff GO. I hope they rename the stops by that time.
EVCco
Senior Member
- The Bloor station is closer to Lansdowne so that the 45 degree text could be maintained and not cross any lines.
- The Barrie line was simplified again not to cross any text and to save space.
- For simplicity I generally only showed "transfers" where the station name was the same and were basically on the same spot, not transfers between more distant stations.
- Didn't know about the last one, thanks!
RedRocket191
Senior Member
Richmond Hill Centre has been connected to Langstaff GO for more than a year. The names were not changed.
leopetr
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Indeed. I've taken the impressively overbuilt footbridge.
However, it's just a bus terminal right now. One hopes that they'll come up with a less confusing naming scheme if the subway is extended there. TTC is trying to rationalize station names on the Spadina extension right now. They'll likely do the same for Yonge.
Also, by the time there's a subway extension there, perhaps Metrolinx will have figured out how to build and organize GO-TTC transfer stations well. A better naming scheme than Bloor/Dundas West, Danfort/Main St, Oriole/Leslie, and Langstaff/Richmond Hill Centre would be nice.
Dan416
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Richmond Hill Centre is consistent with Scarborough/Vaughan/North York Centres.
EVCco
Senior Member
I've actually always hoped they'd change Islington to "Etobicoke Centre."
I agree though, I also hate cumbersome, double names. Calgary has a bunch on its C-Train line like "Victoria Park/Stampede," "Somerset/Bridlewood," and "SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee."
A single name for each station would be nice, though some of the GO stations are so far from the subway stations they really are two separate entities.
I agree though, I also hate cumbersome, double names. Calgary has a bunch on its C-Train line like "Victoria Park/Stampede," "Somerset/Bridlewood," and "SAIT/ACAD/Jubilee."
A single name for each station would be nice, though some of the GO stations are so far from the subway stations they really are two separate entities.
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andrewpmk
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"Etobicoke Centre" would be ambiguous. Isn't the whole area between Islington and Kipling part of "Etobicoke Centre"? Islington is far more obvious.
"Richmond Hill Centre" and "Langstaff" should just be called "Highway 7/Yonge" or something like that. It's just big box stores anyway and remain so until the subway is built (in 2030?) It would be too easy to confuse with the real downtown Richmond Hill which is just north of Major Mackenzie.
"Dundas West" and "Bloor" could be renamed "Roncesvalles" because that's only a short distance away. Not sure what "Main Street" and "Danforth" should be renamed to, probably best to rename the name of the street to something else because it really isn't a very main street. "Oriole" and "Leslie" could become "Leslie-Sheppard" or "Sheppard-Leslie".
"Richmond Hill Centre" and "Langstaff" should just be called "Highway 7/Yonge" or something like that. It's just big box stores anyway and remain so until the subway is built (in 2030?) It would be too easy to confuse with the real downtown Richmond Hill which is just north of Major Mackenzie.
"Dundas West" and "Bloor" could be renamed "Roncesvalles" because that's only a short distance away. Not sure what "Main Street" and "Danforth" should be renamed to, probably best to rename the name of the street to something else because it really isn't a very main street. "Oriole" and "Leslie" could become "Leslie-Sheppard" or "Sheppard-Leslie".