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There are 7 Responses to “Metro News Roundup 6/16/06”:

1. it all looks pretty good, esp the advertising thing.

   please tell me i’m not the only one laughing at “TRANNY awards”.

   Comment by JustMyNipples on June 16th, 2006 at 10:41 pm »Reply«
   
   

2. i thought you might appreciate that

   Comment by FredCamino on June 16th, 2006 at 10:47 pm »Reply«
   
   

3. finally gettin’ some money from ads. hey fredcamino, gotta feelin’ some design work is going to be needed. get at it.

   Comment by tykejohnson on June 19th, 2006 at 12:47 pm »Reply«
   
   

4. As someone whose first experiences with subways as a youngster were the systems in New York and Boston, in my way of thinking, ads on the station walls are actually PART of the whole subway experience.

   And ads on the cars at the top of the interior walls above the windows, actually give you something to stare at other than that drooling baby across from you or the guy trying to sell you nag champa incense.

   In London, the subway poster ads are so cool that people buy them and decorate their houses with them. Just Google “London subway poster” and you’ll see.

   Comment by ScottMercer on June 19th, 2006 at 11:37 pm »Reply«
   
   

5. i think and hope the new ads will be on par with london’s and not just some boring ad for pheonix online college or the like as the nyc subways are. the ads i’ve seen for METRO all seem pretty cool as is so i expect the ads for companies advertising to keep up with the quality.

   Comment by tykejohnson on June 20th, 2006 at 10:26 am »Reply«
   
   

6. People talk of advertising as an “eye-sore”, but I just don’t think that counts in major cities that are inherently eyesores. The argument may work when talking about billboards on interstate highways through the heartland, where these ads take away from a natural beauty, but in the man-made city they just fit. In fact, advertising can often define a city… think of Times Square, the neon lights of Tokyo, or our own Sunset Strip. I think Metro can implement some sort of standards in their rail advertising in order to keep a certain aesthetic, but overall I think advertising can only help financially for MTA and psychologically for riders.

   Comment by FredCamino on June 20th, 2006 at 10:55 am »Reply«
   
   

7. Confession: I may be biased as a graphic designer.

   Comment by FredCamino on June 20th, 2006 at 10:56 am »Reply«
   
   

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