Comments on: A Little Request of the TTC http://www.bricoleurbanism.org/whimsicality/a-little-request-of-the-ttc/ urbanism - landscape - ideas - theory - whimsy Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Anonymous http://www.bricoleurbanism.org/whimsicality/a-little-request-of-the-ttc/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Anonymous Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:09:00 +0000 http://www.bricoleurbanism.org/?p=8#comment-8 As a person close to the screens, thanks for the ballenced approach. Truth is, they are working on having next train information- the old technology of the TTC is the challenge, not the company running the system. Look for it in the next few months. I think these guys are trying to present a utilitarian approach to the difficulties of the city... it's going broke and somebody's trying to upgrade it on their own dime. More work like this, and we wouldn't be 500 million in the hole this year! - Screen Lover As a person close to the screens, thanks for the ballenced approach. Truth is, they are working on having next train information- the old technology of the TTC is the challenge, not the company running the system. Look for it in the next few months.
I think these guys are trying to present a utilitarian approach to the difficulties of the city… it’s going broke and somebody’s trying to upgrade it on their own dime. More work like this, and we wouldn’t be 500 million in the hole this year!

- Screen Lover

]]> By: Matt B http://www.bricoleurbanism.org/whimsicality/a-little-request-of-the-ttc/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Matt B Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:49:00 +0000 http://www.bricoleurbanism.org/?p=8#comment-7 Very nice post. As the publisher of Spacing, the only thing I really disagree with re: video monitors is that advertising seems to be the dominant feature of the video screens, not the arrival times or delays. If half the screen was dedicated to the TTC info it would have been a lot more paletable. Advertising has a place in our society, but too often in the city if becomes a dominant force -- the design of our infrastructure should be dictated by our needs first and advertising/marketing second. But that never seems to be the case, which is where we have our problems. Bus shelters are fine cuz ads are just added on, not the main focus. Thanks for the indepth post. Very nice post. As the publisher of Spacing, the only thing I really disagree with re: video monitors is that advertising seems to be the dominant feature of the video screens, not the arrival times or delays. If half the screen was dedicated to the TTC info it would have been a lot more paletable. Advertising has a place in our society, but too often in the city if becomes a dominant force — the design of our infrastructure should be dictated by our needs first and advertising/marketing second. But that never seems to be the case, which is where we have our problems. Bus shelters are fine cuz ads are just added on, not the main focus.

Thanks for the indepth post.

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