I don't think those tracks are obsolete... it looks quite familiar. I'm sure I've seen that view only looking out of the train window... maybe on the district/circle lines? There are still loads of venting areas left, which I remember because it's when you can get some mobile signal and quickly hit 'send' on your phone :)

Weird that no one has mentioned that red has a longer wavelength and is actually harder to pick out in darkened environments because it isn't easily seen by rod's photoreceptors... especially if it's smokey... and full of red flames, the contrast is very low. Even with the above image, the lit portion only reads 'cvit'.
Also don't forget about people only on a 2 hour stop off at an airport, or children who can't yet read. Inclusive design isn't something to scoff at. Go progression!

This is insane, how can they legally justify that? And I find that 'not well rounded' comment rather ignorant. I've met many other East Asians in all my art/drama/humanities classes and there aren't even that many of us in the UK!
As for Joe's comment - I don't think you understand the culture, sure some parents push their kids and expect highly of them, but from my own perspective as the kid, we want to do well, and set ourselves high standards when we get older so that we are always challenged to better ourselves whether in arts, science, sport etc. But don't get me wrong, I'm actually Eurasian so I fully understand your cultural view too, but you shouldn't ever punish someone when they've worked so hard to achieve something... I would be livid!