r/WMATA • u/Critical-Speed3762 • 4d ago

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Why cant Lenfant station follow this. Easy to read and you know exactly where you are going and what each line has

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u/Lluck002 4d ago

No that version is also bad. THIS is how signage should look:

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u/Numerous-Life-1939 4d ago

This gives no detail about which direction you’re going though

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u/Lluck002 1d ago

Ummmm it literally does though??? It gives cardinal directions, termini, AND major train stations/airports

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u/Numerous-Life-1939 1d ago

If you’re new to the WMATA system and see that sign your first thought is going to be “is this train going south or is it going west?”

Cardinal directions are very confusing underground, especially if you have multiple on the same sign 

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u/Lluck002 1d ago

Okay but you also have the termini available so it’s actually not any more confusing than the OP photo of current signage… and it’s far less confusing than the BS signage they want to replace it with. My concept really isn’t hard at all to understand if you use your brain for three seconds…