Comments on: No “Punjabi” name for Skytrain station http://thethunderbird.ca/2007/12/05/no-punjabi-name-for-skytrain-station-translink/ News, analysis and commentary on Vancouver Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jay http://thethunderbird.ca/2007/12/05/no-punjabi-name-for-skytrain-station-translink/comment-page-1/#comment-32851 Jay Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:24:31 +0000 http://thethunderbird.ca/blog/2007/12/05/no-punjabi-name-for-skytrain-station-translink/#comment-32851 Well its actually 800 metres if you look at the distance from the nearest point of the market to the station...tanslink...has a 500 metere guideline for landmarks which is not set in stone it is supposed to also look places of interest with easy access to tourists from any given station. This was done in case of Chinatown even though it was not on the line. The arguement that people would come ount looking fro punjbai maeket is very silly cuz the signs are already in place and the market association is planning a huge gate which will be visible from two kms away. Well its actually 800 metres if you look at the distance from the nearest point of the market to the station…tanslink…has a 500 metere guideline for landmarks which is not set in stone it is supposed to also look places of interest with easy access to tourists from any given station. This was done in case of Chinatown even though it was not on the line. The arguement that people would come ount looking fro punjbai maeket is very silly cuz the signs are already in place and the market association is planning a huge gate which will be visible from two kms away.

]]> By: mark http://thethunderbird.ca/2007/12/05/no-punjabi-name-for-skytrain-station-translink/comment-page-1/#comment-3195 mark Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:08:12 +0000 http://thethunderbird.ca/blog/2007/12/05/no-punjabi-name-for-skytrain-station-translink/#comment-3195 If they had done that, then EVERY ethnic group would have wanted the same thing and it would have got too competitive. If they had done that, then EVERY ethnic group would have wanted the same thing and it would have got too competitive.

]]> By: Sue http://thethunderbird.ca/2007/12/05/no-punjabi-name-for-skytrain-station-translink/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Sue Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:36:16 +0000 http://thethunderbird.ca/blog/2007/12/05/no-punjabi-name-for-skytrain-station-translink/#comment-191 Hardie says "It’s a good kilometre or more away" The other guy said it was a few hundred yards. Who is right? Google to the rescue: Looks like Hardie's right; it's actually over 1km, or about 1,200 yards Hardie says “It’s a good kilometre or more away”
The other guy said it was a few hundred yards.

Who is right? Google to the rescue:

Looks like Hardie’s right; it’s actually over 1km, or about 1,200 yards

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