SkyTrain Station Renovations - Page 22

deasine · #**421** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 2:05 AM**

The one thing I don't understand is why elevator is in white text. They changed the other ones too... it doesn't exactly stand out against the stainless steel.

mr.x · #**422** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 3:02 AM**

^ it looks sleek in my opinion, the white text on the stainless steel doors. Blue would be tacky.

I would prefer them using glass doors though. :p

deasine · #**423** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 3:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by mr.x

^ it looks sleek in my opinion, the white text on the stainless steel doors. Blue would be tacky.

I would prefer them using glass doors though. :p

Blue was always the colour used. My preference goes for dark grey.

Photography from Flickr (from Google Search)

metroXpress · #**424** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 3:35 AM**

One good thing is that the "Fare Paid Zone" stickers are indentical to the ones used for Canada Line Stations.

nova9 · #**425** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 3:57 AM**

excellent. actually makes going to safeway a little easier i think.

zivan56 · #**426** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 3:57 AM**

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Question, was this just PHOTOSHOPPED? I've never seen the offending signs and I've been travelling through the station almost everyday.

Ahh, so that's what those B Line buses were displaying. I though the sign was broken and it was displaying random garbage.

wrenegade · #**427** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 4:27 PM**

Wow, that is a fantastic improvement.

twoNeurons · #**428** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 5:38 PM**

Anyone got a before and After taken from the same angle?

nova9 · #**429** Posted **Oct 2, 2009, 6:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by twoNeurons

Anyone got a before and After taken from the same angle?

a page back with all the photos.

SFUVancouver · #**430** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 3:54 AM**

New Commercial-Broadway Station 10th Avenue entrance. I'm really liking the back-lit strip sign for the station. Why, oh why doesn't the Canada line have backlit illuminated signs?!?

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New smart card readers and fare valedators.

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New Commercial-Broadway Station renovation. The yellow paneling is actually the insulation behind the white metal panels.

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New Commercial-Broadway Station renovation.

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Xerx · #**431** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 3:56 AM**

looks great

SpongeG · #**432** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 5:08 AM**

so much room - are they gonna put some retail in there? on the side there in that last pic?

GeeCee · #**433** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 5:54 AM**

Wow, you could almost mistake that for an M-Line station!

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

so much room - are they gonna put some retail in there? on the side there in that last pic?

Anything but a friggin jugo juice..

Zassk · #**434** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 6:04 AM**

The tiling looks the same as the Canada Line stations, is that the case? Either way, with the nice white surfaces and new windows, it looks like one of the new stations from this decade.

mr.x · #**435** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 6:14 AM**

looks great, luv the backlit sign

deasine · #**436** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 6:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by Zassk

The tiling looks the same as the Canada Line stations, is that the case? Either way, with the nice white surfaces and new windows, it looks like one of the new stations from this decade.

Similar tiling, not the same though. But this looks really dirty in person as opposed to the Canada Line ones. I blame the fact that it's still a construction zone... sort of.

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Originally Posted by mr.x

looks great, luv the backlit sign

It's amazing how small things like this make such a difference. This is what is missing on the Canada Line really... at night, standing across the street of an underground station, I wouldn't know it's a Canada Line station entrance unless I looked really carefully.

Overground · #**437** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 6:45 AM**

This station is really starting to look great.

I was also wondering if they would eventually go for Tube-like signage for Expo. Now we just need more of them to be consistent.

Fulham Broadway tube

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastrounds/341750782/in/set-72157594331848621/

metroXpress · #**438** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 4:50 PM**

^ that looks awesome!

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

so much room - are they gonna put some retail in there? on the side there in that last pic?

There are retail opportunities; don't know any of them yet.

agrant · #**439** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 6:23 PM**

Gee. There's retail just outside the station... what more do we need? I'd provide more walking space rather than fill it with retail. Anyway, perhaps a silly question, but is the station longer now?

deasine · #**440** Posted **Oct 22, 2009, 6:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by agrant

Gee. There's retail just outside the station... what more do we need? I'd provide more walking space rather than fill it with retail. Anyway, perhaps a silly question, but is the station longer now?

Retail inside stations = money. Why not rent out extra space in a station for more funds? There's a lot of space at Broadway now: more to a point where it's not necessary since those areas of Commercial-Broadway don't have that much foot traffic.

It is longer. Now it's 90 metres.