Allandale25
Senior Member
^ The transit enthusiast in me questions why two tracks aren't shown there, but I assume the artist who did it wasn't aware. I assume the location would have two tracks...
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GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)
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SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
The renderings show two platforms, so two tracks would be included.
Amare
Senior Member
So Metrolinx can spare the expense of full-length canopies and inviting station entrances outside of Toronto, but within the city they only want to pop in a few shelters or partial length canopies along with the cheapest station entrance possible.
Makes perfect sense to me.
crs1026
Superstar
It does, actually. Service further in will be much more frequent. Don't need canopies as badly if one is just getting off and running for the subway or streetcar.
Those renders are a bit of asking the wrong question. The question for Innisfil is, what kind of development will surround the depot, and will it fulfil a full "15-minute" community. I think the depot design will complement a good town center nicely, but let's see the design. Hopefully there isn't a parking lot in sight.
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reaperexpress
Senior Member
Weston station:
Mount Dennis station:
King Liberty station:
Long Branch station:
Exhibition station:
East Harbour station
Guildwood station:
Kennedy station:
Agincourt station
Milliken station:
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Willybru21
Active Member
I love this, just pure fact checkingWeston station:
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Mount Dennis Station:
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King Liberty Station:
Long Branch station:
Exhibition Station:
East Harbour GO
Guildwood Station:
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Kennedy Station:
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Agincourt Station
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Milliken Station:
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MrGoose
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Bojaxs
Active Member
Is Metrolinx using that awful "T" logo for all future GO stations? Why wouldn't they just keep using the GO logo? It's iconic and easily recognizable.King Liberty station:
MrGoose
Active Member
6 of the 22 GO stations that are planned or already exist do not have canopies and are not planned to have any canopies
They are
Rouge Hill
Kipling
Etobicoke North
Downsview Park
Lansdowne
Old Cummer
2 are unknown
Mimico
Woodbine racetrack
They are
Rouge Hill
Kipling
Etobicoke North
Downsview Park
Lansdowne
Old Cummer
2 are unknown
Mimico
Woodbine racetrack
Amare
Senior Member
I'll have to applaud you for the fact checking that's a very good job actually. I should've been specific in referring to future/planned stations as part of GO Expansion, but nevertheless yes you're correct.Weston station:
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Mount Dennis station:
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King Liberty station:
Long Branch station:
Exhibition station:
East Harbour station
Guildwood station:
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Kennedy station:
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Agincourt station
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Milliken station:
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This is the list that intrigues me as it includes GO Expansion stations, and will be looking to see if these stations get their canopies VE'd out as they get closer to construction. I dont believe Exhibition or East Harbour will have their canopies VE'd out (even though East Harbour has been significantly cheapened), but i'm skeptical on Caledonia, King-Liberty, St.Clair, Park Lawn and to an extent Finch-Kennedy. The rest of the stations in this list are outside the scope of GO Expansion but yes it's fair to say that full canopies have been included in their rebuilds.
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
The stupid T logo will be used because Metolionx paid a wayfinding expert to tell them that they need a symbol so that people will recognize all public transit. It's stupid to because it's only been used on a few Metoloinx projects and they have made lame excuses as to why it wasn't on others where it should have been. Also all the other transit agencies have said a big fat no to using it outside of anything that Metolonx is paying for, because they also don't see and for it.
Willybru21
Active Member
Of all places Milton adopted the T logo!
I know it’s not the best way to do things here, but honestly think it should have been forced on everyone, alongside the entire wayfinding design that Metrolinx made in 2019. It could have been this:
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
It's still dumb and thankful Metrolink isn't forcing anyone else to use. It's stupid and dumb because it's entirely pointless and a complete waste of money. Nobody outside of Metrolinx and a few people in here actually know anything about the t symbol and what it means ot what it's supposed to mean and that's a major failure on Metrolink for attempting to use it for some reason and convince people that there is a problem and this random extra symbol that nobody knows about solves it.
allengeorge
Senior Member
Interesting. They chose the “T” symbology, but didn’t adopt the coloring/setup that Metrolinx advocated for? Why? Doesn’t that negate some of the advantages that the common wayfinding standard was supposed to deliver?
Willybru21
Active Member
That’s because it’s only been used on a very tiny part of the GO network with no real explanation, it was supposed to be a symbol that represented the entire GTHA, if everyone adopted it the general public would soon know what it means