Thoughtless Miscreant
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Okay well six of one, half dozen of the other. There are still two stations on something called Queen's Park.
Ah, your right. I always thought that was Avenue Road from the circle north to Bloor; but it is Avenue Road. Never knew thatMuseum is on Queen's Park Crescent.
One possibility too is when we get the automated "next station" prompts (both visual and auditory), one way to avoid confusion would be to have the prompt read or say "Next Station: Osgoode Station, Queen Street West at University Avenue", or "Next Station: Science Centre Station, Eglinton Avenue East at Don Mills Rd, exit here for Ontario Science Centre". Listing both streets would come in particularly handy for lines that don't necessarily travel under the same street for their entire length (ex: the Spadina line).
Side note: Adding in major tourist attractions into those prompts may also help too. "Exit here for Casa Loma". It may also help locals learn where some of these spots are too .
How about numbering the lines to the public? The lines are already numbered (1 being YUS, 2 being BD, 3 being SRT (and the Crosstown as well), and 4 being Sheppard). For example, Victoria Park station can be called Victoria Park (2) for the one on Bloor-Danforth, Victoria Park (3) for the one on Eglinton, and Victoria Park (4) for the one on Sheppard? However, there will be a problem for some who will realize that there is no Victoria Park (1) station.
Alternatively, how about numbering each station? However, there will be a problem with extensions.
I am just bringing up suggestions.
Ah, your right. I always thought that was Avenue Road from the circle north to Bloor; but it is Avenue Road. Never knew that
I guess Queens Park and Museum are so prominent that the stations make sense. Osgoode Hall is relatively prominent, but hidden behind locked gates and trees, so never seems as important - Opera House might be a better name today. St. Patrick street is a bit of a walk from St. Patrick station ... and also runs as close to Osgoode station. It's supposed to be named for St. Patrick church on McCaul street ... but that's even further away ... and quite frankly very forgettable. I'd think it would be more appropriate to call it Art Gallery these days ... or is it the old ward or parish that hasn't existed for years.
St. Andrew is named for St. Andrew's church on King/Simcoe street - almost as forgettable - though at least closer and a significant structure.
I haven't spent much time around it ... but I've walked past the corner of Queen and University coming and going from the subway (from the west), and all I've seen is the 8-foot high iron fence with spikes on top to stop people climbing it. Looked like they wanted to keep people out - so I've never tried to go in (but as I've said, I don't spend much time around there). Not very welcoming ...And Osgoode Hall is behind locked gates? Perhaps for private automobiles. For pedestrians it's wide open and a fantastic oasis in the city.
I haven't spent much time around it ... but I've walked past the corner of Queen and University coming and going from the subway (from the west), and all I've seen is the 8-foot high iron fence with spikes on top to stop people climbing it. Looked like they wanted to keep people out - so I've never tried to go in (but as I've said, I don't spend much time around there). Not very welcoming ...
Excellent! Learn something new every day ... I'll have to check it out, now that I don't think they'll be prosecuting me if I enter. Looks a much better space for a toddler than that dreadful concrete jungle next door to the east!But on the inside its an nice wide open area with a very nice historic building. The trees and fence do a good job of hiding it.
There's a mention in there that there may be a phased opening.