Comments on: Look out for the big T: new transit station markers are here

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:57:56 +0000

The T is fantastic, it really represents Vancouver becoming truly global! The T itself is beautiful, reminds me of the S bahn or U bahn in Germany, personally I thought it stood for “train” but ‘transit’ makes sense too.
Love it!

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By: Eddy Elmer

Eddy Elmer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:39:04 +0000

Jhenifer,

I’m curious, as I’m sure many other people are, as to why none of the Canada Line stations seem to have any prominent, illuminated signage. Even on clear evenings, it’s next to impossible to figure out where any of the stations are. When it rains, the stations are practically invisible. The little mini lights above the signs provide very little, if any, illumination. Are there any plans to change this?
Thank you.

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By: The Buzzer blog » Temporary T signage now up at downtown Canada Line stations

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:12:04 +0000

[...] Look out for the big T: new transit station markers are here [...]

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By: The Buzzer blog » Our downtown Vancouver SkyTrain stations get an Olympic look

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:46:35 +0000

[...] another look at some of the new station signage at Stadium-Chinatown, too! The countdown [...]

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By: L DUTKA

L DUTKA — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:30:10 +0000

I THINK IT IS GREAT IDEAL FOR THE VISTORERS TO FINE THERE WAY AROUND TOWN DOING THE GAMES

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By: Ivan

Ivan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:23:06 +0000

I think a bus or train logo should be used instead of a T. Many countries use a logo or pictogram instead to identify a major subway system.

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By: The Buzzer blog » More T signage is now up in downtown Vancouver

The Buzzer blog » More T signage is now up in downtown Vancouver — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:00:39 +0000

[...] talked about the new T transit station markers last time, but even more wayfinding signage with the T identifier have been put up. That includes [...]

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By: Jhenifer Pabillano

Jhenifer Pabillano — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:05:03 +0000

Ryan: I sent your question over to our planning department, and here’s the response.

The maps are still under development, and these initial ones are our first take. The project team have discussed the
relative merits of “north is up” vs. “ahead is up”, and have a preference for the latter. However, while we’re developing the maps, in
some cases before we knew what their orientation would be on site, we’ve stuck with “north is up”. It’s a major design exercise to reorient all the labels on the map to a new orientation. However, this doesn’t mean that we’ve abandoned the idea of “ahead is up” for future walking maps, just that we’re still working out the design principles and weighing the pros and cons of each.

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By: ;-)

;-) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:44:49 +0000

Ryan you raised a good point. Perhaps this should go to a weekly poll.

Then again, you should get involved with the compass rose debate outside the downtown CLine stations. Should the rose North be geographic North, Magnetic North (changes every year), or street North as the Vancouver peninsula streets are angled.

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By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:35:09 +0000

I noticed the new wayfinding maps at Richmond-Brighouse, which are excellent, but they are oriented wrong. The map is oriented with north up, but as you look at the map you are facing south! Very disorienting. Maps should be oriented according to the direction you are facing. Just cross the street to Richmond Centre mall and you’ll see this is what they do for maps of the mall, it’s just common sense, no?

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