jesi2282 Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 The CTA has now began to apply the new logo to Bus Stops. One of these new signs is on Lincoln just before Kimball. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmadisonwi Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Many of the downtown signs associated with the block 37 reroutes also have the new logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Below is a link to a very bad picture from my phone. New logo sign The link asks for one's Yahoo ID, and then tries to get the user to sign up for a Flicker account. Can't you download an attachment for here? See post 4500 and then 2392 for instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanbytes Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Here's the picture of the sign with the new logo. Give flickr a whirl anyway. Live dangerously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 I was told I didn't have permission to view the photo, despite being a Flickr user. The photo should be available publicly without a Flickr account, so I'm guessing it was an issue with that particular URL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanbytes Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 It's set to public and there have been seven views already. Another quirk to wonder about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPTA42 Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 It doesn't surprise me that signs for new routes (Lincoln/Sedgwick, Block 37 reroutes, probably the Goose Island Express, too) would have the current logo, though I think the temporary signs on Elston for the Foster Avenue reroute have the previous logo. I'm not holding my breath for the new logo to appear on existing signs, though; there are plenty out there that have escaped the last several rebrandings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 By the way, does anyone know how CTA does its signs? Is it a computer file printed on a decal when a route description changes? Does the logo change when the description does? It must be pretty expensive for CTA to be replacing signs, instead of following its old (and Pace's) policy of taping over them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanbytes Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 It doesn't surprise me that signs for new routes (Lincoln/Sedgwick, Block 37 reroutes, probably the Goose Island Express, too) would have the current logo... It surprises me. The Lincoln signs were replaced when the new routing started six months ago. Why replace relatively new signs? It's seems like a waste if the only reason is to get a new logo on the things. There are plenty of other signs on other routes that are faded and generally beat to crap. Why not replace them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmadisonwi Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 The Lincoln signs are being replaced because the service is changing. The route will operate downtown all day on weekdays starting June 18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 The Lincoln signs are being replaced because the service is changing. The route will operate downtown all day on weekdays starting June 18. I remember a few years ago when CTA was going to replace all the familiar bus stop signs with a new design that only described showed the route # and the name of that route. A few of those new design stops are still on Michigan ave. Also when CTA was planning to renumber much of the systems bus routes, but that plan was killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPTA42 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I remember a few years ago when CTA was going to replace all the familiar bus stop signs with a new design that only described showed the route # and the name of that route. A few of those new design stops are still on Michigan ave. Also when CTA was planning to renumber much of the systems bus routes, but that plan was killed. I thought that was just an experiment for Michigan Avenue, similar to the unique station signage at Clark & Lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPTA42 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 It surprises me. The Lincoln signs were replaced when the new routing started six months ago. Why replace relatively new signs? It's seems like a waste if the only reason is to get a new logo on the things. There are plenty of other signs on other routes that are faded and generally beat to crap. Why not replace them? I didn't realize they were being replaced a second time. That does seem wasteful, although it's possible that printing signs has become cheaper than printing stickers. Regarding the signs on Elston for the 92, upon closer inspection, it appears they were just moved over from Foster. They do look relatively new, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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