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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Tue Apr 21 11:27:05 2015, in response to Re: Briarwood Station...A Done Deal., posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Apr 21 11:01:19 2015. But is there need to name a station for an intersection either? Why have the ambiguity of yet but another "Avenue U station" in the system? Station names should provide clarity in as brief a manner as possible. "Kings Plaza" would be perfect for that hypothetical station.For Woodhaven Blvd / Queens Blvd, there is another Woodhaven Blvd in the system, but only one Queens Center. Although, if they give that complex a geographical name (like Slattery Plaza updated) then I would go with that name. Just the way I would call Grand Army Plaza what it is, rather than something like "Flatbush-Vanderbilt Avs." "Macy's" would complicate matters at a station that already has two names, 34 St, and Herald Square. I'm not sure for now whether "Herald Square" would suffice for that station. I would agree that where streets are numbered (23 St, 28 St, etc.), having the number in with the station name (or to simply be the station name) is useful to help people keep track of where they are, but where you are surrounded by names with a station right at a single and particular point of interest (such as Newkirk Plaza) I would go with that. WMATA has letters and numbers on a grid at most of its stations but street names rarely get in on the station names, similar to most cases in London and Paris. |
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