editor Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 6 minutes ago, samagon said: maybe the city should get rid of the ridiculous rule that bans advertisements on public transit, create more income streams. I for one would love to see the fun advertisements that Pusch and Nguyen could come up with. That made more sense pre-COVID. Chicago used to have a massive advertising program on its trains and busses. Demand was so high that if an ad agency couldn't get space on a placard, it would sometimes hire actors to walk around a train to talk up their product. As a keen observer of advertising, it was very interesting to watch so many brands trying to get exposure on a single transit system. It approached Tokyo levels. When I went to Chicago post- COVID, there were almost zero ads left on the trains and buses. From what I've read, the whole ad industry is going through a major shake-down that's affecting every medium from social media to web to TV and on. Also, I'm not sure it's completely correct to say that advertising is banned at Metro. I've seen several advertising campaigns on the Red Line. The most recent one was for Dick's Sporting Goods, which included wrapping trains, and comping fares with big Dick's stickers over the card readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 hour ago, editor said: As a keen observer of advertising, it was very interesting to watch so many brands trying to get exposure on a single transit system. It approached Tokyo levels. Yea Tokyo level advertising is crazy. I went on one subway car that was promoting a mobile game.. there were video screens, banners hanging from the ceiling, and posters on the wall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
004n063 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 7 hours ago, samagon said: maybe the city should get rid of the ridiculous rule that bans advertisements on public transit, create more income streams. I for one would love to see the fun advertisements that Pusch and Nguyen could come up with. I would add - our fares are extremely low, and we get what we pay for. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 One thing helpful for keeping the world safe for the blind is tactile pavement. Houston doesn't do a very good job of this, but some cities try very hard to accommodate the blind with tactile paving in all high-pedestrian-traffic areas. It seems most common in Japan but I've seen it used fairly extensively in parts of the UK too, and some US cities use it also. This means putting different textures on the sidewalk to indicate things like intersections and ledges and things like that. For the ledge at rail stations, the pavement is supposed to have an "offset blister" pattern. MetroRail mostly gets this right, but several stations incorrectly were built with regular "blister", where the dots are on a regular grid instead of rotated 45 degrees. Last week Metro finally replaced the panels with the correct offset blister pattern (now in bright yellow) at Wheeler Station, which was one of the stations with the wrong pattern. Thank you Metro for finally addressing this thing that has annoyed me for many years! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.33 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 So we have our answer, METRO is removing the red and blue paint to increase safety??? They said it would allow officers better visibility inside the train. The stickers do not block any windows....again, these were installed to make the train more visible to all road users and increase safety. I don't buy their reason for removing it. Why Houston light rail trains have a new (old) look - Axios Houston 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 3 minutes ago, j.33 said: So we have our answer, METRO is removing the red and blue paint to increase safety??? They said it would allow officers better visibility inside the train. The stickers do not block any windows....again, these were installed to make the train more visible to all road users and increase safety. I don't buy their reason for removing it. Why Houston light rail trains have a new (old) look - Axios Houston I was in downtown last weekend for the Astros game. Sitting at a red light at Milam and La Branch I almost didn't notice the all silver light rail train passing down Main only two blocks away. I think removing the red and blue paint was more of a cost-cutting measure. What an unusual spin to say making something less visible was meant to increase safety. 🤨 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.33 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 I just think someone doesn't like red...first the red lanes, now this... 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some one Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 (edited) Wait wasn't the Red and Blue paint added for safety? And now they're removing it.... for safety? Something doesn't add up 🤔 ETA: It seems like most of these decisions are being made without feedback, input, or vote from the board. Between the Red Lanes, University BRT, and now this, it seems like having a board is meaningless now if one person can just make a change without input whenever they feel like it. ETA2: Also seems like a certain someone (or certain people) seem to have a mission to make METRO as inefficient as possible. Edited June 28 by Some one 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 57 minutes ago, Some one said: Wait wasn't the Red and Blue paint added for safety? And now they're removing it.... for safety? Something doesn't add up 🤔 ETA: It seems like most of these decisions are being made without feedback, input, or vote from the board. Between the Red Lanes, University BRT, and now this, it seems like having a board is meaningless now if one person can just make a change without input whenever they feel like it. ETA2: Also seems like a certain someone (or certain people) seem to have a mission to make METRO as inefficient as possible. That someone is Whitmire 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 The red and blue scheme actually looked good I though too .. And obviously increased visibility which was critical. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 The Redline was out of service today for repairs to the line. Picture I took today. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Working on the Redline again this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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