Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

[crs1026]

With due respect to Mr Lebovic, whom I know nothing about, but would if he deserved to have a station named after him.....he is just so far down the list of names of deserving people that if the policy is going to be to name stations after people, he should wait his turn. Same with Mr Hakimi. There are far more deserving Canadians, living and/or deeased.

- Paul

 

[TheTigerMaster]

If you don't mind this.

It this the same Lebovic that the street is named after?

 

[Napoleon]

For one, there should not even be a stop there in the first place

Seems the easiest way to solve this debate. Remove this stop and stick with the approximately 800 meter spacing appropriate for the area.

 

[Hopkins123]

They could do away with the Ferrand, Lebovic and Ionview stops tomorrow and I don't think hardly anyone would even care or notice; except to be grateful for the faster travel times their omissions would cause.

 

[Edward Skira]

It this the same Lebovic that the street is named after?

Yep. They are the ones that redeveloped the old GM factory that used to be here into the wonderful big box centre we have today.

 

[salsa]

The Metrolinx board meeting begins at 2 pm. Watch it live here: http://www.metrolinx.com/en/aboutus/videolibrary/WebCast.aspx

 

[Palma]

The Metrolinx board meeting begins at 2 pm. Watch it live here: http://www.metrolinx.com/en/aboutus/videolibrary/WebCast.aspx

This is great. I sent an email to Richard Pritchard at Metrolinx yesterday but I thought the board meeting was yesterday and so my email would be after the fact. Of course, he may be so upset at the email he will push ahead with all those ridiculous names (if he even bothered reading the email that is)

 

[Markster]

"There's a difference between station naming, and station wayfinding."

They're mentioning how the major cross roads will have their names embedded into the walls of the stations.

 

[Palma]

is there a reason I cannot access video or is there none? Just realized audio only unfortunately. Perhaps if there was video and they knew we could see who is coming up with these crazy names they would come to their senses

 

[salsa]

is there a reason I cannot access video or is there none?

The stream is audio only.

 

[Markster]

No video. Just audio.
"Special Board of Directors Meeting Audio Webcast" it says.

Talking about the idea of a hyphenated "Hakimi-Lebovic" station name. There were some quiet chuckles.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

There are very supportive of Hakimi-Lebovic.

Remember, the reason we're not calling the station at Eglinton & Yonge, "Eglinton-Yonge Station", is because we were moving away from hyphenated names.

 

[Palma]

"There's a difference between station naming, and station wayfinding."

They're mentioning how the major cross roads will have their names embedded into the walls of the stations.

Ok so lets see if I am following this correctly. Cross roads will be embedded into the walls of the stations yet the maps will show those stupid proposed names and probably the same names that will be announced when LRT arrives at a stop. Boy talk about confusing people and crazy. The cross road should be the name they announce at the stops and on the maps the wayfinding (proposed stupid names) smaller in brackets on the walls at the stations. Crazy

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

There are very supportive of Hakimi-Lebovic.

Remember, the reason we're not calling the station at Eglinton & Yonge, "Eglinton-Yonge Station", is because we were moving away from hyphenated names.

Was there an unpublicized marriage between the two families?

AoD

 

[Markster]

They will leave the choice of a hyphen or a space in the combined name to staff, whatever their preference is.