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Running1982 t1_j0ktga3 wrote

Reply to comment by urbantravelsPHL in Am I truly a dumb or is it actually hard to get around the city on SEPTA? by RoverTheMonster

The lack of signage pointing you in the right direction is abysmal. I’m tempted to print up and laminate my own saying “trolleys this way ->” and hang them every 10 feet because it absolutely is a death trap. How can they be so bad at basics?

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urbantravelsPHL t1_j0l0r4p wrote

You know, there was a guerrilla artist some years back in Los Angeles who added a sign at a major freeway interchange to make a certain turnoff clearer and safer - perfectly reproducing the sign style, font, every aspect of standard freeway sign. Can't recall how long it was up before somebody official noticed and removed it. I think it would take a fraction of the effort to make guerrilla wayfinding signs for SEPTA...

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nolandeluca t1_j0luuql wrote

The city of LA actually kept the sign you're referring too btw, they replaced it with a more official sign

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SpacePeanut1 t1_j0ol7ux wrote

SEPTA's signage style is so inconsistent, no one would even bat an eye. I've seen wayfinding signs that consist entirely of a piece of printer paper haphazardly taped to the wall!

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