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Those LED signs are terrible. Is it 1994 still?
The underground portions of the Line 5 stations have the vibe of a supermax prison. Or a nuclear bunker. Especially with the freezing cold temperatures.
Yes, it creates annoying Restricted Speed Zones (RSZs) in bike lanes, to the point cyclists like me have to make a detour in the car lane, which is actually quite nice, solid 40 km/h & keeping up with traffic.
They are a lot easier to read, and from further a way than the LCD screens on the subway platforms.
I agree they are better to read, if only they had accurate information.
This is obviously subjective, and text can be meaningful, however it also relies on people speaking and reading English (or sometimes a few other languages). While I already expressed not loving that type of artwork I think a strong case can be made for more visual work (abstract or not) that doesn't rely on having to read to experience it. So in a way it's an accessibility and diversity boon to have powerful imagery, colour and form. But there is also room for a variety!
Readability is great, but they switch on and off between English and French and other messages. There are times when I look up 5 different times and don't see any train time info but instead some messaging about staying back from the tracks. Over and over again. I think they switch to "train arriving at station" consistently when the train comes in, but between arrivals they are all over the place.
This is triggered every time someone is over the edge of the platform. They don’t seem to play the audio announcements anymore, but still show a message on the screen.
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The amount of bureaucracy necessary to get the most basic of things done here is just ridiculous.
At least they acknowledge the problem, and are committed to fixing it. I would prefer to sit on the raised seats, but they are right under the speakers, and the noise is intolerable. When the TTC started putting voice announcements by the doors on the outside of vehicles, the sound was also terrible, but they did fix it.
Also when the station name is repeated twice in a row with almost no pause (at least when I rode it a while ago, not sure if that's changed) "Next stop: Sloane Sloane station". Sound a bit... awkward.
