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17829
... now? Probably not much more than is being talked about now, we would probably get the waterfront west line(s), and the Spadina extension, and alot of talk...
Ned
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Jul 1, 2004
3:26 pm
17830
... Downsview to ... network ... should focus ... areas where ... The reason why not is that that would introduce an unnececary tranfer to almost all the...
Ned
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Jul 1, 2004
3:35 pm
17831
I'm gonna totally go out on a limb and call for pixel signs in TTC subway cars. Failing that, York U. or York University, or even York, would be fine. After...
moazahmad@...
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Jul 1, 2004
5:18 pm
17832
and what do u mean by that? moazahmad@... wrote:I'm gonna totally go out on a limb and call for pixel signs in TTC subway cars. ... Post your free ad...
Selwyn
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Jul 1, 2004
6:44 pm
17833
Last night at work both of the Witts were sitting on 7 track. They have kept the original paint scheme, but added "THIRD STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM" over the TTC,...
Josh
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Jul 1, 2004
9:06 pm
17834
... But how can you fit that into the Rollsign cavity? DOWNSVIEW is cramped enough to get in there! Josh...
Josh
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Jul 1, 2004
9:07 pm
17835
Well, like I said before, if the STM (Montreal) can fit either "Direction Henri-Bourossa" or "Direction Longuiel-University De Sherbrooke" into it's roll...
Selwyn
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Jul 1, 2004
9:59 pm
17836
How about "York U" ?...
Bill
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Jul 2, 2004
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17837
How about "York U" ?...
Bill
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Jul 2, 2004
12:02 am
17838
... Isn't it a little too early to discuss something as trivial as what the roll signs will say? How do y'all know that the YUS extension from Downsview to...
Mike Brooker
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Jul 2, 2004
12:13 am
17839
As much as I would like this extension to be built, I have to agree with this as well. If you look at it, the EA for the Spadina north extension has actually ...
Joseph Waters
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Jul 2, 2004
1:14 am
17840
You could probaly fit it by putting York University in a smaller typeface. Edmonton's LRT cars do that with the Grandin (Gov't Centre) roll sign....
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Jul 2, 2004
3:25 am
17841
Here's a TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3xkl3 Please use those for long URLs; otherwise you have to copy and paste 3 lines of text, which is a real PITA - and...
Mark W. Walton
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Jul 2, 2004
3:29 am
17842
... network ... Because a BRT network is already on the books? ... where ... Toronto needs an east-west line downtown and mid-town......
tm1867
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Jul 2, 2004
3:30 am
17843
The fireworks were excellent, the transit was lacking. Standing in line with a minimum of 2000 other people at exhibition place was not the most enjoyable...
Rod Taylor
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Jul 2, 2004
5:18 am
17844
Both Edmonton and Calgary rollsigns say simply "University"; then again, there's no doubt which one in either city. University station in Calgary was the...
Mark W. Walton
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Jul 2, 2004
11:25 am
17845
Montreal uses the MR73s with slide-in/out boards for those 2 stations - not the MR63s with rollsigns, which were never updated anyway since they were...
Mark W. Walton
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Jul 2, 2004
11:26 am
17846
They done it in the past, so I don't know why it wasn't this time. We were down there a few years back and they had a transit first plan in place - cops would...
James Koole
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Jul 2, 2004
11:43 am
17847
... The logjam at the Lakeshore pedestrian overpass truly was huge, and it didn't help much to have to deal with the Indy setup once on the Ex grounds. Based...
mike.watson@...
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Jul 2, 2004
2:55 pm
17848
... Centre) ... Didn't YUS trains used to have "xx VIA DOWNTOWN" in the rollsigns? They fit fine using a narrower font. If it's felt that the broader, ...
Brent Hooton
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Jul 2, 2004
4:04 pm
17849
... I think anyone with the TTC will tell you that type of service is a thing of the past. You'd never get it into the budget....
Bill
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Jul 2, 2004
8:00 pm
17850
... Surely an ALRV at crush capacity can pay for itself. Is it difficult to get drivers for a 2 to 3 hour window? Anyway, 20 queued up ALRVs wasn't required....
Rod Taylor
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Jul 2, 2004
9:08 pm
17851
Rod Taylor <iam@...> wrote: ... Sending the ALRVs up Spadina instead of Bathurst would allow the streetcars to get back to the subway quickly without having...
Darwin O'Connor
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Jul 2, 2004
10:44 pm
17852
... We don't. However it's one of the main priorities on the books, and subway expansion is budgeted in the 10-year TTC capital budget. While the TTC is...
pokerm4ster
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Jul 3, 2004
4:13 am
17853
Well, this is the first I have ever seen a "tinyurl" used in this group. It's a great idea and I'll use it in the future. But this issue has never been brought...
pokerm4ster
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Jul 3, 2004
4:24 am
17854
... <elgoalio_29@y...> ... is ... rollsigns? ... broader, ... Does any partical reasons exists for keeping the standard font on a "York University" rollsign?...
pokerm4ster
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Jul 3, 2004
4:31 am
17855
... I just clued in to the ingenious question as to "how can you put York University on a rollsign?" Chances are, if they're going to extend it that far, and...
Josh
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Jul 3, 2004
2:05 pm
17856
You can also use Make a Shorter Link at http://www.makeashorterlink.com/index.php Both are free, and very easy to use - and nicely get around Yahoo's tendency...
Mark W. Walton
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Jul 3, 2004
2:34 pm
17857
... the WB ... is a ... difficult to ... Under the union contract, the minimum shift for TTC drivers is 4 hours. Remember this was a holiday. It would be at...
Bill
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Jul 3, 2004
3:31 pm
17858
And if you can't get enough of these, there's also: www.snipurl.com They all do the same thing in the end....
Joel Rosenblum
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Jul 3, 2004
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