Your daily commute to work may one day take you along the 2 Line with a transfer to the 1 Line.

TTC board members are considering a pilot project that would replace the names of Toronto’s subway lines with numbers at two busy stations to make it easier for new riders and visitors to navigate the system.

If the pilot project is a success, the names may be permanently replaced.

Currently, the subway lines are named for the primary streets they run under, but many irregular users, tourists and people whose first language is not English are not familiar with the street names, the TTC says.

Under the pilot project, the numbering system would be tested with new maps and signs at Bloor-Yonge and St. George stations.

The Yonge-University-Spadina line becoming line 1 and the Bloor-Danforth route line 2. The Scarborough RT would become line 3 and the Sheppard route would be line 4.

Internally, the TTC already uses numbers to refer to the subway lines, Ross said.

TTC spokesman Brad Ross said the pilot project would begin by the end of the year with a second purpose - an effort to standardize maps and signs across the system.

“Today, we have a mish-mash of signage and fonts,” Ross told CP24. “We need to simplify things for everyone to easily navigate the system.”

Once the test run begins, the TTC wants to hear from frequent and occasional users, tourists and others to find out what they like and dislike about the numbering system.

After the pilot project, the TTC will consider replacing the existing names with numbers on a permanent basis. The cost of the pilot project and permanent usage has not been determined.

The proposal, outlined in a report on new "wayfinding standards," is being discussed at Wednesday's board meeting.

Board member Coun. John Parker said it would be “irrelevant” to name the subway lines after streets as the subway system expands into new neighbourhoods and under new roads.

Fellow board member Coun. Josh Colle said cost must be a consideration before the TTC and city move to implement such a plan.

Numbers and colours are currently used for subway routes in Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Seoul and Vienna, and New York uses a combination of multi-coloured numbers and letters, although those cities have more subway lines than Toronto.

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