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TheTigerMaster said:
In a leaked letter, the Metrolinx CEO has asked employees to stop leaking things to the media

https://twitter.com/x/status/1220035574100385792

https://twitter.com/x/status/1220035980519976961

https://twitter.com/x/status/1220036421572009986

https://twitter.com/x/status/1220037961758187520
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"As a provincial government agency, we are accountable to be transparent to the residents and taxpayers of Ontario,"
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I see Phil has a sense of humour.

"Anne Marie Aikins, spokesperson for the provincial transit agency, wouldn't reveal how much the latest campaign costs, saying those details require a freedom of information request."
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AoD
 
Metrolinx Town Hall – Halton​
Join us in Burlington on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 for a town hall. Our senior management team will answer your questions about projects, services, planning and anything else!

We're taking questions in advance or live during the event. Submit a question now or register to attend / watch online.

Date/Time: February 5 - 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Location: 2101 Fairview St, Burlington, ON L7R

Online: MetrolinxEngage.com
 
11th said:
Looks like they are going with the T in circle for station/stops markers. (from GO website)
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Seriously, how much is Metrolinx paying these consultants to come with all these stupid ideas. How is a "T" going to make it easier for people to identify what's a bus stop?

At this rate we should all look into becoming a consultant so we can come up with all these useless ideas for Metrolinx and get paid a fortune for doing it.
 
Amare said:
Seriously, how much is Metrolinx paying these consultants to come with all these stupid ideas. How is a "T" going to make it easier for people to identify what's a bus stop?

At this rate we should all look into becoming a consultant so we can come up with all these useless ideas for Metrolinx and get paid a fortune for doing it.
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what stands between you and that is "connection"...
 
11th said:
Looks like they are going with the T in circle for station/stops markers. (from GO website)
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This reads like satire: "Deciding on a new icon was no easy task. Over 150 unique symbols were floated, including letters, abstract symbols before landing on the ‘T’."
 
blaixx said:
blog.metrolinx.com

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This reads like satire: "Deciding on a new icon was no easy task. Over 150 unique symbols were floated, including letters, abstract symbols before landing on the ‘T’."
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One has to wonder how bad some of the rejected ideas were.
A simple Trillium would have been nice.
 
Launching pads – Scientific and awkward-to-walk-on solution to people wandering onto train tracks expand across Lakeshore rail corridors

From link.

They look wonky, and are hard to step on. But safety panels put down to deter dangerous shortcuts across train lines have gotten positive results. Here’s how they’re shaping up across two major lines.
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For safety’s sake, watch where you step.

Following a recent successful pilot program, Metrolinx will move forward with the installation of anti-trespass panels (ATPs) at high-risk, track-level crossing locations on the Lakeshore East and West corridors.

As we’ve previously reported, the mats are placed in places where pedestrians regularly try to wrongly dash across rail lines. But the rubber carpets create a less than stable route.
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Robert Netopilik, Manager of Track Infrastructure for Metrolinx, said panels were installed at Stavebank Road crossing in Mississauga, and two other locations as a trial.

“Almost immediately we noticed a distinct drop in the number of pedestrians in the railway corridor,” said Netopilik.

Not that the mats haven’t taken on a new shape following the tests.

The hard rubber panels that were installed originally feature a pointed cone-shaped pattern. After the pilot and some industry consultation, Metrolinx decided to install a variation of the original mat with round cones – rather than pyramids – making it even more difficult to get onto the tracks.

Trains travel constantly on rail lines, and their size and speed can be a threat to life and limb of those looking for a short-cut across.

After a contractor is brought on board in March, installation at 18 crossings across the Lakeshore corridors will follow.
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“The Track Infrastructure team has been working diligently on this project and are excited for this new initiative,” said Elisabeth Santo, Right-of-Way Officer for Metrolinx, “Any progress we can make as an organization to help decrease the trespassing and potential accidents that occur within the rail and to also show, educate and support local communities in regards to rail safety is what drives the success of this program initiative,” she said.

The goal of the ATPs is to minimize delays, increase the safety for the public, and to better secure Metrolinx’s owned corridors.

And while Metrolinx usually is building better routes for customers and communities, in this case, they’re building paths that are the last place you’d want to travel.

Story by Stacey Kenny, Metrolinx Communications senior advisor.
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