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The bottom line is, both spellings officially exist out there, so arguing which one is "wrong" is an impasse. Americans think we're the ones spelling words wrong and in this instance I don't disagree with them, and it has nothing to do with politics. And if you'd terminate someone for using the "wrong" spelling, you might as well also terminate them for using the British accent in Toronto instead of the Toronto accent.
I've personally never called it anything other than UTM lol.
Because one is 20 charachters with the acronym widely-used, and the other is 4 characters and there is no acronym that most people have heard of. What is the acronym that York uses?
Who takes local buses in Mississauga who doesn't know what UTM stands for? What always confused me about Peel is why they call the Mississauga transit agency MiWay, and not call the Brampton agency BiWay? Heck, they could call a Halton agency HiWay!
I 100% disagree. Why not throw in words with French spellings too. This is Canada not the United States of f#*&@(W M@*#&%(s.
Both of you are being very silly. On the one hand, it's absurdly stubborn to incorrectly spell the official names of existing stations. Whether you prefer "centre" or "center" (I don't care, and the average member of the public does not strike me as being bright enough to even notice a difference between the two), the station names use Centre. Period. On the other hand, unless you work in some kind of academic writing capacity, I really can't imagine firing someone for utilizing American spelling would hold up to any kind of scrutiny, and would also certainly result in a wrongful termination lawsuit that the employer would have no ability to win. Last I checked, being American was not a crime.
That was the original casus belli, but even the city backed off on the renaming of Dundas Street. So why, if the name is going to continue to be in use, are we renaming the stations that bear the name?
I don't see that the length is materially relevant - using accurate names should be done no matter their length.
The first time I saw a MiWay bus using UTM, I had no idea what they were referring to. I was well used to the Toronto convention of U of T, and had to use Google Maps to figure out who or what UTM was.
England, and the United Kingdom as a whole, do not have an official language. While English is the most widely spoken and de facto official language, it doesn't have official status at the government level.Because one is 20 charachters with the acronym widely-used, and the other is 4 characters and there is no acronym that most people have heard of. What is the acronym that York uses?
Who takes local buses in Mississauga who doesn't know what UTM stands for? What always confused me about Peel is why they call the Mississauga transit agency MiWay, and not call the Brampton agency BiWay? Heck, they could call a Halton agency HiWay!
I 100% disagree. Why not throw in words with French spellings too. This is Canada not the United States of f#*&@(W M@*#&%(s.
The dictionary is very clear which spelling should be used. And it's not the foreign one! Capiche?
The first time I saw a Streetcar saying High Park or Carlton, I didn't know where they what they were either. One has to start somewhere.
Yes St. Andrew and St. Patrick took me years to figure out after moving to Canada as a child, especially not living downtown and only traveling there once in awhile. I get the historical reason for them, but personally not being really religious I have no idea where those two churches are, so the names were completely meaningless. It doesn't help that that the two stations are almost right after each other. Those were probably the two most confusing ones on the whole system.
I don't think people will confuse TMU station with Dundas West or St. Patrick. My argument is that, if they are not familiar with said acronym, they will have no idea what it refers to. Now, again, you can use Google Maps to find out, but you can also use it to differentiate between Dundas and Dundas West (not to mention engaging in step by step trip planning that precludes any possibility of one ending up at the wrong station to begin with), so any argument in favour of TMU as a name inherently validates Dundas and Dundas West, too. And so we go around in circles again, why did they need to rename the station in the first place?
The Bloor GO/UPX and Dundas West TTC subway will soon be connected (the train station is nearly on top of the eastern end of the subway station platforms). As at Kipling and Kennedy, it might make sense for them to have the same name, and a name that isn't already one (Bloor) that belongs to another one in a different location.
As mentioned elsewhere, Bloor GO/UPX and Dundas West TTC stations, should be renamed to Roncesvalles Stations. Already e-mailed to the powers-that-be. Others should do the same.
How about... Crossways Station?
