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[AlvinofDiaspar]

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FFS, we have been talking about this restoration since what, 2010 - and seriously since 2016/7.

Yorkdale Subway Station Easier Access (Arc En Ciel Reinstallation)

http://www.blogto.com/arts/2010/11/michael_haydens_arc_en_ciel_might_return_to_yorkdale_station/ Michael Hayden's wonderful light installation, Arc en ciel, which was completed in 1978 but subsequently dismantled in the mid 1990s, may once again grace the roof of Yorkdale Subway Station. I...

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Specifically:

Someone please remind me what year this is?

AoD

 

[zang]

FFS, we have been talking about this restoration since what, 2010 - and seriously since 2016/7.

Yorkdale Subway Station Easier Access (Arc En Ciel Reinstallation)

http://www.blogto.com/arts/2010/11/michael_haydens_arc_en_ciel_might_return_to_yorkdale_station/ Michael Hayden's wonderful light installation, Arc en ciel, which was completed in 1978 but subsequently dismantled in the mid 1990s, may once again grace the roof of Yorkdale Subway Station. I...

urbantoronto.ca

AoD

I'd like a government (in general) where there's less talking, more doing.

 

[Towered]

FFS, we have been talking about this restoration since what, 2010 - and seriously since 2016/7.

Yorkdale Subway Station Easier Access (Arc En Ciel Reinstallation)

http://www.blogto.com/arts/2010/11/michael_haydens_arc_en_ciel_might_return_to_yorkdale_station/ Michael Hayden's wonderful light installation, Arc en ciel, which was completed in 1978 but subsequently dismantled in the mid 1990s, may once again grace the roof of Yorkdale Subway Station. I...

urbantoronto.ca

Specifically:

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Someone please remind me what year this is?

AoD

See also John Street "revitalization", Yonge street upgrades...Toronto is very serious about urgently improving the public realm

 

[turbanplanner]

I'd like a government (in general) where there's less talking, more doing.

Doing opens you up to failure though haha hence why they're all afraid to push anything forward

 

[PurplePinky]

665 reactions · 100 comments | This morning at Davisville Station, the TTC unveiled this year's holiday subway train. This year's train features LED exterior lights and interior decorations! Look for the train running on TTC Line 1 throughout the h

This morning at Davisville Station, the TTC unveiled this year's holiday subway train. This year's train features LED exterior lights and interior decorations! Look for the train running on TTC...

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Did anyone else not know the TTC ran a Holiday Train??

Better, faster service might be a better use of our tax dollars.

Bah humbug! ️

 

[zang]

Doing opens you up to failure though haha hence why they're all afraid to push anything forward

They fail a lot even when they talk for years and years. Talking seems redundant.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

665 reactions · 100 comments | This morning at Davisville Station, the TTC unveiled this year's holiday subway train. This year's train features LED exterior lights and interior decorations! Look for the train running on TTC Line 1 throughout the h

This morning at Davisville Station, the TTC unveiled this year's holiday subway train. This year's train features LED exterior lights and interior decorations! Look for the train running on TTC...

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Did anyone else not know the TTC ran a Holiday Train??

Better, faster service might be a better use of our tax dollars.

Bah humbug! ️

And I wonder where they cribbed that idea from, MTA?

AoD

 

[APTA-2048]

And I wonder where they cribbed that idea from, MTA?

AoD

This is a pretty common concept with transit agencies around the world.

I really doubt the time and money spent on this would have any meaningful impact on service delivery.

And it's not like the TTC doesn't prepare special vehicles for things like Pride, Caribana, toy drives etc., anyway.