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Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011
Station names should contribute to a location's sense of place and those backslash names rarely contribute.
Also, while its within walking distance of Inman, its also not nearly close enough to warrant changing the name of the station.
Station names should contribute to a location's sense of place and those backslash names rarely contribute.
Also, while its within walking distance of Inman, its also not nearly close enough to warrant changing the name of the station.
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Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011
They probably will still change the name to Tufts University.
They probably will still change the name to Tufts University.
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Tufts Medical Center vs. Tufts University? I'm local so I wouldn't be confused but what about the tourists?
Tufts Medical Center vs. Tufts University? I'm local so I wouldn't be confused but what about the tourists?
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Honestly that's the one reason they might leave it College Ave. They should really just ditch the Tufts Medical Center name (it's changed too much for it's own good) and call it "South Cove" with "Tufts Med Center" as a subtitle. Make the South Cove exit for TMC on Tremont/Shawmut a full service entrance. Then name College Ave "Tufts University".
Honestly that's the one reason they might leave it College Ave. They should really just ditch the Tufts Medical Center name (it's changed too much for it's own good) and call it "South Cove" with "Tufts Med Center" as a subtitle. Make the South Cove exit for TMC on Tremont/Shawmut a full service entrance. Then name College Ave "Tufts University".
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South Cove, South Bay, South Boston, South End - you're asking way too much of brainless tourists.
My wife's family - all having masters degrees - drove down 93 to Quincy looking for the world famous market that people told them about.
South Cove, South Bay, South Boston, South End - you're asking way too much of brainless tourists.
My wife's family - all having masters degrees - drove down 93 to Quincy looking for the world famous market that people told them about.
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Lol. I know. Maybe we should just go for corporate naming rights, it's what we're trained to notice after all.
Lol. I know. Maybe we should just go for corporate naming rights, it's what we're trained to notice after all.
Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011
Bay Village?
It's not directly in the neighborhood now, but if the Pleasant St portal is ever reopened and that station connected to Tufts Medical, it will be smack in the middle of it.
But yeah, College Ave should 100% be Tufts University.
Bay Village?
It's not directly in the neighborhood now, but if the Pleasant St portal is ever reopened and that station connected to Tufts Medical, it will be smack in the middle of it.
But yeah, College Ave should 100% be Tufts University.
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Back Bay, South Bay! Too many Bays!
But yes, South Cove or Bay Village. Shouldn't hitch a station name to an institution that has perennial identity crises about what their actual name is.
Back Bay, South Bay! Too many Bays!
But yes, South Cove or Bay Village. Shouldn't hitch a station name to an institution that has perennial identity crises about what their actual name is.
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Meh, the South Bay isn't really known for much other then the mall for anyone who's not a history buff. "Back Bay" and "Bay Village" are distinct enough. They could even change it to "Back Bay Station" to really make it even more defined (IMO, any stop with a direct commuter rail connection should have "Station" after it).
Even "South Cove / Bay Village" isn't all that much longer of a name then "Tufts Medical Center" or "New England Medical Center", and would be very descriptive as to the area (has less syllables too). It sort of rolls off the tongue nicely too, kind of like "Charles / MGH".
Meh, the South Bay isn't really known for much other then the mall for anyone who's not a history buff. "Back Bay" and "Bay Village" are distinct enough. They could even change it to "Back Bay Station" to really make it even more defined (IMO, any stop with a direct commuter rail connection should have "Station" after it).
Even "South Cove / Bay Village" isn't all that much longer of a name then "Tufts Medical Center" or "New England Medical Center", and would be very descriptive as to the area (has less syllables too). It sort of rolls off the tongue nicely too, kind of like "Charles / MGH".
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^ Agreed.
^ Agreed.
Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011
And then have to rename them again when the North/South connection is built?
And then have to rename them again when the North/South connection is built?
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Rename Tufts Medical Center to Washington Street, Downtown Crossing to Washington, Chinatown to Washington/Essex, Hynes Convention Center to Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square to Massachusetts/Essex.
Rename Tufts Medical Center to Washington Street, Downtown Crossing to Washington, Chinatown to Washington/Essex, Hynes Convention Center to Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square to Massachusetts/Essex.
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College Ave. was indeed called "Tufts" when the short-lived commuter rail stop was there from '76-79. It'd be much better if Tufts weren't already used, because it pegs the location way better than "College Ave."...which could be anything from Powder House Sq. to Medford Sq. in walking distance depending on which end of the street. Out-of-towners are going to be much more interested in the campus, since every other big school in town has an explicitly named station on the spider map. And in-towners are going to use that as a placemarker for an alternate walking-distance stop to Davis. At minimum it's got to be a subscripted name.
Tufts Med Ctr. is bad simply because--as they've already found out--university hospitals have gotten into the same consolidation and name-changing habit as big corporate conglomerate hospitals. If it's not an unchanging century-level landmark like Mass General, this won't be the last time it has to change. I argued this in the "choose your naming rights wisely" discussion.
But...they made their bed on this, so two Tufts prepayment stations is a bad idea. The only place where duplicates or near-duplicates aren't going to confuse people is on non-prepayment streetcar stops or commuter rail duplicating a rapid transit station name.
I'd rather not mess with too many others, though, unless redevelopment or renaming conditions force the issue. It's a slippery slope. Start putting everything under consideration, and you inevitably get some that are worse than what they replaced...like the 1980's name changes on the Red Line or the over-tinkering with Auditorium-->Hynes/ICA-->no-ICA. There's got to be a really good reason to do it if it's going to be done at all.
College Ave. was indeed called "Tufts" when the short-lived commuter rail stop was there from '76-79. It'd be much better if Tufts weren't already used, because it pegs the location way better than "College Ave."...which could be anything from Powder House Sq. to Medford Sq. in walking distance depending on which end of the street. Out-of-towners are going to be much more interested in the campus, since every other big school in town has an explicitly named station on the spider map. And in-towners are going to use that as a placemarker for an alternate walking-distance stop to Davis. At minimum it's got to be a subscripted name.
Tufts Med Ctr. is bad simply because--as they've already found out--university hospitals have gotten into the same consolidation and name-changing habit as big corporate conglomerate hospitals. If it's not an unchanging century-level landmark like Mass General, this won't be the last time it has to change. I argued this in the "choose your naming rights wisely" discussion.
But...they made their bed on this, so two Tufts prepayment stations is a bad idea. The only place where duplicates or near-duplicates aren't going to confuse people is on non-prepayment streetcar stops or commuter rail duplicating a rapid transit station name.
I'd rather not mess with too many others, though, unless redevelopment or renaming conditions force the issue. It's a slippery slope. Start putting everything under consideration, and you inevitably get some that are worse than what they replaced...like the 1980's name changes on the Red Line or the over-tinkering with Auditorium-->Hynes/ICA-->no-ICA. There's got to be a really good reason to do it if it's going to be done at all.
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Tufts Medical (orange)
Tufts College (green)
Davis Square / Tufts University (red)
Done.
Is it perfect branding for Tufts? No, but the names basically work and are relatively immune from fads.
Tufts Medical (orange)
Tufts College (green)
Davis Square / Tufts University (red)
Done.
Is it perfect branding for Tufts? No, but the names basically work and are relatively immune from fads.
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What's Tufts College? It's Tufts University.
What's Tufts College? It's Tufts University.