{"id":3147,"date":"2008-05-16T15:08:50","date_gmt":"2008-05-16T19:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/05\/16\/ttc-wants-to-install-screen-doors-on-subway-platfoms\/"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:26:35","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:26:35","slug":"ttc-wants-to-install-screen-doors-on-subway-platfoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/05\/16\/ttc-wants-to-install-screen-doors-on-subway-platfoms\/","title":{"rendered":"TTC wants to install screen doors on subway platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube]http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=i7rdsUa1MBU[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>The TTC recently asked for <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ttc.ca\/docs\/Advertisments%20PP\/P11PW08777.html \">RFP submissions<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Platform_screen_doors\">subway platform screens<\/a>. These structures would be placed on the edge of the platform where the current thick yellow line is located. The above video &#8212; from Toky&#8217;s Namboku line &#8212; gives us a clue to what the screens could look like in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>I have a few thoughts on this topic, as I&#8217;m sure some of our readers do too. Firstly, I wonder if this is necessary. I&#8217;m unaware of the the TTC&#8217;s rationale behind the RFP, but I suspect it has something to do with suicide jumpers and the delays these tragic incidents cause to the subway system.<\/p>\n<p>The second thought is whether this is the wisest way to spend money. Again, I&#8217;m sure the TTC could calculate the the financial cost of delays from jumpers and the like. But with millions to be spent on purchasing and installing the screens, I wonder if its better to spend money on more eco-friendly buses. I know the environmentalist in me might argue that taking inefficient buses off the street could save a handful of lives too.<\/p>\n<p>The last thought has more to do with the TTC shilling out to advertisers. As anyone who rides the subway system knows, advertising is continually increasing on the subway system: the wall-mounted ads are now much bigger; station domination campaigns sometimes cover entire walls that were not meant to house ads.  I fear that the installation of screens will only give advertisers another surface to cover. Let me be clear: I understand the TTC needs money, but ad revenue only contributes a tiny, tiny fraction to the bottom line of the TTC. For instance, the <a href=\"http:\/\/publicspace.ca\/ttcvideo.htm\">One Stop video screens<\/a> generate about $1 million a year for the TTC, which means that you would have to ride the TTC 3,733 times to save a single dollar. It seems to me that the visual impact on the the TTC&#8217;s system far outweighs what TTC riders get in return.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m interested in your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube]http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=i7rdsUa1MBU[\/youtube] The TTC recently asked for RFP submissions on subway platform screens. These structures would be placed on the edge of the platform where the current thick yellow line is located. The above video &#8212; from Toky&#8217;s Namboku line &#8212; gives us a clue to what the screens could look like in Toronto. 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