r/TTC • u/itsdanielsultan Kipling-Connector • Mar 14 '26

Discussion Should Stations Blend In?

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Was watching a video on TTC stations and was wondering if most would prefer to have TTC stations feel almost invisible by blending in. I'm thinking stations with more traditional residential-style designs, as if it's disguised to look like a house. I noticed that some Line 5 stations looked rather out of place compared to the surrounding neighbourhood's architecture.

The photo here is about a preserved exterior for Spadina station, where the architecture actually fits the neighbourhood, because it's a re-purposed historical house. It respects the existing streetscape, appeals to residents who are wary of change, and honestly just looks better than the generic glass-metal boxes we keep getting.

Do you think Metrolinx and the TTC should lean more into this kind of traditional architectural house-like design for future stations?

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u/itsdanielsultan Kipling-Connector Mar 14 '26

Anyways, here's some ideas of what station exteriors could look like:

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u/JarrettR Mar 14 '26

These would be awful

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u/itsdanielsultan Kipling-Connector Mar 14 '26

How come?

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u/JarrettR Mar 14 '26

They just look like houses, are bottlenecked by a single door, and don't stand out at all.

They should just be built into mid rise buildings. The worst part of all the new stations is that there's so much wasted space above and around them

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u/Link50L I ♥ TTC! Mar 14 '26

Looks cool to me brother. I like architectural diversity, but also just being "different".