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Post by Tony Fernandez on Sept 9, 2008 15:16:50 GMT -8
More of a fun thread. I haven't really seen this come up, so what color would you use for this line?
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Post by Jason Saunders on Sept 21, 2008 13:05:21 GMT -8
Red, Blue, Green, Purple, Orange and Gold already taken. Yellow, Pink, brown, white, black are not ideal color choices because of racial/social associations and because yellow, white and black would have issues on maps. Though as we run out of colors Yellow, pink and brown should be opened up as options, associations or not.
I know many have suggested aqua for Expo but aqua is so close to blue. It may be confusing on maps.
Since we have a Gold. Why not other metals. I think bronze and silver are good colors. I would give bronze to Expo because it goes to the beach. (think bronze tan)
I know someone was advocating a east west Silver Line but that's totally off the radar at this point. So my vote would be Silver for Crenshaw
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Post by Justin Walker on Sept 21, 2008 15:56:50 GMT -8
Alas, bronze and silver are already taken. Consult a Metro "Rail" system map.
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Post by JerardWright on Sept 21, 2008 17:06:57 GMT -8
Well in a sense when you think of it we've called our Yellow Hue, "Gold". Expo will probably be Aqua/Teal color in maps and such but will be probably named Expo Line. If the color of the Aqua is a more green in tint then blue it would work.
Rose for Pink could work for Crenshaw of honor of Councilman Bernard Parks for his passionate "discussion" two years ago at the Metro Board on the color issue for Expo. Too bad we've colored our busway/transitways. That would have been 3 other opportunities to choose from.
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Post by kenalpern on Sept 21, 2008 22:17:58 GMT -8
I'm OK with a Rose Line, because I'd like this line to go up to the Red Line someday. Also, it could chill out Mr. Parks enough to be more receptive to the Aqua Line that most Expo proponents prefer.
Another option is (would this REALLY piss people off, considering where it is?) a White Line.
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Post by Jason Saunders on Sept 22, 2008 0:09:42 GMT -8
Alas, bronze and silver are already taken. Consult a Metro "Rail" system map. Yes, very unfortunate and confusing. Are harbor and El Monte officially known as those colors or are they just using them on the map. There would be some semblance of continuity if all the BRT lines were metals. I mean two out of three are. Let's see one word colors with the help of the net: Burgundy, (red with a bit of purple) Lavender, (purple with white) Fushia, (intense pink purple) Indigo (dark purple) aqua (blue, with some whitish green) cyan (bright blue with white) Turquoise (blue, green white) teal (greenish blue, more on the green side) Siena (redish brown) Lime, (yellow green) olive (pale yellow green) emerald (a dark green) gray, beige, (brown with some white) tan brown umber (a light brown) brass (a very yellow metal) copper
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Post by kenalpern on Sept 22, 2008 5:26:08 GMT -8
Of note is that:
The Downtown Regional Connector, once built, might do the rather unthinkable--change the Eastside Gold Line to the same color and/or "line" as the Expo Line. It might also establish that the Blue Line extends north to Pasadena and beyond. No net change of colors there.
I suspect that the El Monte and Harbor Transitways will be shifted from colors to something else in future years. I favor the monosyllabic gray, rose, white, tan and brown lines.
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Post by wrcousert on Sept 22, 2008 9:13:54 GMT -8
Of note is that: The Downtown Regional Connector, once built, might do the rather unthinkable--change the Eastside Gold Line to the same color and/or "line" as the Expo Line. It might also establish that the Blue Line extends north to Pasadena and beyond. No net change of colors there. I suspect that the El Monte and Harbor Transitways will be shifted from colors to something else in future years. I favor the monosyllabic gray, rose, white, tan and brown lines. What happens when we run out of colors? Should we switch to two color combinations (blue/green, blue/purple), or color/numbers? (blue 1, blue 2, etc.)? Or would it be better to switch to numbered lines?
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Post by jejozwik on Sept 22, 2008 9:57:13 GMT -8
naming rail lines solely on color does not even make sense to me. our lines should be labeled by the locations served.
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Post by JerardWright on Sept 22, 2008 10:23:27 GMT -8
That could work. I would lean towards an Alpha-Color combination like the NYC Subway. Where the colors are based on the principal corridors, with letters differentiating between the routes.
Now the Regional Connector does provide a moment where things will change and adjust to where we may only have 2 out of 3 colors used.
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Post by roadtrainer on Sept 22, 2008 10:48:13 GMT -8
;D Well here's my spin on the Colors. 1. The Pasadena line be renamed the "Rose Line" in honor of the parade! 2. The Crenshaw Line be named the "Purple Line" in Honor of the Lakers and Kings (who also wore purple when they played at the Forum). 3. The Long Beach Blue Line in Honor of the Dodgers. 4. The Gold Line stays in the East L.A. in honor of the Golden Heritage of East L.A. 5. The Red line remains the "Red line' because it is in the Honor of our Brave soldiers of world wars America has fought in. 6.The Expo line becomes the Aqua Line. Because it take people to the sea. 7. The Green Line because it is the money line-- because it takes people to the Airport, El Segundo, and into the South-bay. 8.The PURPLE Line should be renamed the "Powder Blue line" for All the losers who go to UCLA and all the winners who work in Century City. Love them or Hate them this is my weigh in.
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Post by masonite on Sept 22, 2008 12:47:24 GMT -8
naming rail lines solely on color does not even make sense to me. our lines should be labeled by the locations served. I couldn't agree more. I know I have said it before, but here is my recommendation. I would propose that the lines are named after the principal route they take and the destination is announced when boarding the train. With a DTC, this would be the Hollywood Line train bound for North Hollywood for example. The Purple Line would become the Wilshire Line, the Expo/Gold Line East LA combo would be the Expo Line, the Green Line would be the Century Line, the Blue Line/Gold Line to Pasadena could be the Alameda Line or the Long Beach Line (since it runs along Long Beach Blvd. heavily). You could still keep the color coding on the map. This would make it a lot easier for newcomers to the system. Also, stations should be named after the neighborhood or major attraction/destination not the street. With the above naming convention, the streets would be much less valuable as it is largely implied in the name. For example, the Pico station would be the Staples Center/Convention Center station. For newcomers even those from LA, Pico means next to nothing, but if they realize they are next to the Convention Center or Staples Center then people will say we can take the metro there. This type of system works well in many other cities throughout the world. No reason why we have to have the current naming conventions we do have as I fail to see the benefits, especially when the system gets much larger. I still think this is something close to what we will end up with. I could never understand the logic behind calling both segments of the Subway the Red Line (talk about confusing) and eventually the MTA saw it that way as well so I have some faith....
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Post by Jason Saunders on Sept 22, 2008 16:06:01 GMT -8
Whatever nameing system we use. It should be consistent. Naming one line Expo, while everything else is a color would bug the heck out of me.
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Post by jejozwik on Sept 22, 2008 20:17:19 GMT -8
Transit Coalition, why did you edit out my photo links? those images were crops of a larger image showing the system in its entirety. i simply posting a small, still legible version so people would know what im linking to
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Post by joequality on Sept 29, 2008 8:44:09 GMT -8
The PURPLE Line should be renamed the "Powder Blue line" for All the losers who go to UCLA Losers?
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Post by Elson on May 17, 2012 1:06:47 GMT -8
I once did a "fan-fiction" map of this line and called it the Peach Line (pinkish-orange color).
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Post by bzcat on May 17, 2012 9:57:24 GMT -8
Wow, holy thread revival... from 2008! ;D
I think the consensus around these parts after all these years is the name should remain "Crenshaw" but the map color could be Pink (or Rose). Although I would be ok if Metro uses another green hue like Lime or Olive on the map because it will operate as a branch of the Green line. Kind of like how Metro now operates Blue and Expo... so they have similar but not identical colors.
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Post by thanks4goingmetro on May 17, 2012 10:53:59 GMT -8
Ditch the colors for names
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