Talk:East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project
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Proposed changes to structure of Metro Rail/Busway articles[edit]
Hi all! I'm planning on changing how Wikipedia covers the history and future of the various Metro lines, moving some material out of the articles for individual lines and to articles specifically about history and expansion. I've put a longish description of my plans and rationale here, if you're interested! --Jfruh (talk) 19:49, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
New stations disambiguation[edit]
Sherman Way station, Roscoe station, Nordhoff station, Woodman station, and Laurel Canyon station already exist, so using the (Los Angeles Metro) disambiguation alá Van Nuys station (Los Angeles Metro) or Florence station (Los Angeles Metro) doesn't help. We won't know the line letter for quite some time, but it'd be useful to have articles with titles less cumbersome than Sherman Way station (East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor), etc until then. Wikipedia:Naming conventions (US stations) seems to direct down to the system in which the stations will be used, meaning a title something like Sherman Way station (Metro Rail) (as those existing stations are part of the Metro Busway). I'd then say the G Line stations be moved to reflect the line, like similarly named A & J line stations: Sherman Way station (G Line) and so on. -Mjdestroyerofworlds (talk) 00:08, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
- Sounds good to me! --Jfruh (talk) 00:09, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
- I went ahead and made Sherman Way station (Metro Rail) article as a start (as it has some historical relevance), modified Module:Adjacent stations/Los Angeles Metro Rail to allow for the new disambiguation and station, and made a header at Sherman Way station about the new one. should the contents of the bus station article be moved to current Sherman Way station (G Line) redirect, with the Sherman Way station page remade to a redirect to the (G Line) article with a Sherman Way station redirects here. For the planned Metro Rail station, see Sherman Way station (Metro Rail) header? These changes should probably serve as a template for what to do with the other stations also. -Mjdestroyerofworlds (talk) 01:36, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
- Just for added fun, two of the potential alignments for the Sepulveda Pass line also have Sherman Way stations, though at least there are labeled "Sherman Way/Sepulveda Blvd" on maps. I tend to assume that many of these stations will be renamed before the projects opened, the way the stations on the Regional Connector went from intersection names to more descriptive neighborhood names, but who knows when that will happen. --Jfruh (talk) 23:49, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
- We'll have to wait until a final alignment is chosen for that particular project - it may be a moot point. And temporary designations during construction are as good as final names while operating to me; what else are we to refer to these things as if not their temporary name that's made publicly available? they're called such in news articles and project documents (aka cite-able sources). At least the Sepulveda line will be of a different rail technology to this one, so that may give some options. -Mjdestroyerofworlds (talk) 18:37, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
- Double added fun the North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor also features a Sherman Way for all options. -Mjdestroyerofworlds (talk) 01:24, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
- We'll have to wait until a final alignment is chosen for that particular project - it may be a moot point. And temporary designations during construction are as good as final names while operating to me; what else are we to refer to these things as if not their temporary name that's made publicly available? they're called such in news articles and project documents (aka cite-able sources). At least the Sepulveda line will be of a different rail technology to this one, so that may give some options. -Mjdestroyerofworlds (talk) 18:37, 13 September 2020 (UTC)
- Just for added fun, two of the potential alignments for the Sepulveda Pass line also have Sherman Way stations, though at least there are labeled "Sherman Way/Sepulveda Blvd" on maps. I tend to assume that many of these stations will be renamed before the projects opened, the way the stations on the Regional Connector went from intersection names to more descriptive neighborhood names, but who knows when that will happen. --Jfruh (talk) 23:49, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
- I went ahead and made Sherman Way station (Metro Rail) article as a start (as it has some historical relevance), modified Module:Adjacent stations/Los Angeles Metro Rail to allow for the new disambiguation and station, and made a header at Sherman Way station about the new one. should the contents of the bus station article be moved to current Sherman Way station (G Line) redirect, with the Sherman Way station page remade to a redirect to the (G Line) article with a Sherman Way station redirects here. For the planned Metro Rail station, see Sherman Way station (Metro Rail) header? These changes should probably serve as a template for what to do with the other stations also. -Mjdestroyerofworlds (talk) 01:36, 12 September 2020 (UTC)