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Info on proposed Metro

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  • 12-05-2008 12:38pm
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    paddylonglegs
    Registered Users Posts: 3,535 ✭✭✭


    Hello,I'm researching a Thesis on wayfinding and directional signage and want to use the proposed Metro as a case-study.

    I have looked at the transport21 site,which is informative but is a little bit "sales-pitchy". I was hoping that I could get in contact with someone that could give me some more indepth info on the Metro,their aims and objectives, the problems cited for the need of the Metro. During the summer months I hope to be conducting interviews with suitable candidates that will give me a better knowledge of the Metro plans.

    If anyone has any contacts within this area i would be really grateful to hear from you.

    Thanks


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    ofjames
    Registered Users Posts: 111 ✭✭ofjames


    seeing as the RPA are responsible for building it, that would probably be the best place to start your search for interviewees


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    santry_goonshow
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    Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council are very bought into the Metro. I would guess that they will end up doing signage for it. Perhaps these are good ports of call too.


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    dowlingm
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    paddy - I'm a bit confused as to how the rationale for the metro has anything to do with wayfinding within it? I would argue that in fact metro, far from having a unique signage, should have a new unified and tested signage with the rest of Dublin public transportation so that someone coming off the LUAS or DART has a seamless wayfinding experience. Unfortunately the DTA is likely to drop that ball, assuming it even gets near it.

    Transit signage is a vexed issue here in Toronto, with different (and mostly untested) signage types and fonts through the system and an abundance of handwritten or otherwise unsuitable notices. Have a look here if you're interested:
    http://joeclark.org/design/signage/TTC/


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