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Originally Posted by J.OT13
I think the stations are generaly a decent balance between bare bones and overbuilt (see REM and any Toronto Subway station from the last few decades). I think I would have traded the swooping roof lines for boring full coverage flat roofs though.
For Hurdman, I don't think they needed more money, they just needed to better align the guideway to avoid the curves and build the loop around the station instead of off-set. These measures might even have saved enough money for a proper semi enclosed concourse with benches and next bus screens.
Bayview is a mess. How did they start with a blank slate and come up with that? It's a terrrible layout no matter what we do next (leave it a terminus or extend to Gatineau).
Line 2 stations are all pretty bare bones other than maybe South Keys and Airport, with long platforms and a few bus shelters. Entrances for the new stations are a little above average. And that's fine. What's not fine is the minute improvments to what may be some of the busiest stations on the system (at least on the Line), Dow's and Carleton.
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When it comes to Hurdman, I thought the curves where the NCCs fault, nether the city nor RTG wanted the station in that position. The bus loop on the other hand is totally the fault of the city and RTG. If memory serves, OC Transpo built the loop while RTG built the station, which probably is why they are so poorly integrated
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