December 2009
17 posts
Saturday's TTC protest a bust
Unfortunately we doddled on the way to the TTC protest at Toronto’s city hall this Saturday, scheduled for one o’clock and wound up finding a empty Nathan Phillips Square — aside from some people enjoying the outdoor rink, that is, an idea we recycled for ourselves over at Harbourfront Centre later on in the day.
On the protest, turns out this is what we missed, and why we missed...
TTC station buttons →
Old news? Maybe. But I still haven’t gotten around to ordering my favourite stations yet, so I think a reminder to everyone about these super cool buttons is in order.
Paul Arthur's TTC Signage
From Wikipedia:
“Some areas of [St. George] station contain wayfinding signage with the image of a crest with a dragon, referencing the Christian legend. However, St. George Street is named for Quetton St. George, a French-born British citizen who lived in Toronto in the 19th century. The signs were designed by the late Paul Arthur and installed in 1993 as part of a new system of...
Giambrone hates Toronto's subway stations →
Granted, this article doesn’t change much except for the fact that Giambrone actually acknowledged that the subway exists.
D.C. metro profile →
Via UrbanRail.net
Fresh in the minds of most for the disastrous subway crash last year, the D.C. metro system is one of the most expansive in the states outside of New York City, though the double lines strike as outdated. The centralized “square” is reminiscent of Eastern European (ex. Moscow Metro) downtown circles, albeit on a smaller scale.
Where does all the time go?
While CP24 was quietly playing in the background as I worked on some final projects, one of the broadcasters mentioned that he had to get cracking on his shopping because Christmas is only 3 weeks away.
Only 3 weeks! It hit me that, probably mainly because of the snowless November, I hadn’t thought about Christmas at all besides that thing I sort of have to plan for like a gazillion years...
Gore v. Bush, a negligible difference →
