Transit Etiquette Spreads North

Transit Etiquette Spreads North

This article was scraped from Rochester Subway. This is a blog about Rochester history and urbanism has not been published since 2017. The current owners are now publishing link spam which made me want to preserve this history.. The original article was published July 15, 2010 and can be found here.

A Toronto streetcar on St. Claire Ave. [PHOTO: Brett Gundlock, National Post Files]


   A few months ago we took notice of a graphic designer named Jason Shelowitz who created a series of     subway etiquette signs    and posted them throughout the NYC Subway. Well the idea has spread north--to Toronto, Ontario Canada. The Canadian National Post liked Jason's idea so much they formed a psuedo transit agency called the Toronto Transit Civility Commission (TTCC) and designed a series of posters to remind the Canadian public of the responsibilities inherent in travelling with fellow "human" beings. Take a look...

Fake transit etiquette poster reminds Torontians to be considerate of fellow transit riders.
Fake transit etiquette poster reminds Torontians to be considerate of fellow transit riders.
Fake transit etiquette poster reminds Torontians to be considerate of fellow transit riders.
Chris Gemignani

Chris Gemignani

Rochester, NY, USA