Looks like the streetcar stations have been prepped up with top-quality, effective signage. The new signs clearly specify the station stop number, underscore the station name (of some importance I'm guessing to their respective sponsors), and, best of all, specify to waiting passengers which direction they want to go. Click any image for a larger version.

One side of Streetcar Society Station sporting new, and helpful, signage.

The other side, with streetcar pulled in to unload.

Long shot from one side.

Long shot from the other side. They're sharp!

As well, here is a supplemental video. It's just of a streetcar sailing by, but it gives a better feel of how professional the new signage looks in real time.

That latter point is a lot more important than you might think in terms of trip flow. I can't tell you how many times a streetcar helpfully stops to engage a waiting passenger about which streetcar they should get on to go to, say, Ybor. The stopping isn't the problem. The problem is the time it takes for the conversation that takes place between the motorman and any confused traveler to clear up the fact that said passenger needs to wait for a streetcar coming in the opposite direction. Imagine that you're on a city bus and the bus driver had to stop at each stop, open the door, lean out, and carry on a similar conversation with any person who happens to be standing there. You'd be happy the bus company provided such helpful individual assistance. But, at the same time, you'd be checkin' your watch a lot.

With these news signs, a percentage of travelers will now better understand how it all works before they even see a streetcar. I am positive this will lead to more of them properly waving a streetcar on, or, hailing it. People, out-of-towners in particular, are always herding the kids or reading maps, so this isn't a panecea for avoiding the situation completely. People are always going to be a little confused, and the Teco Line folks are always going to be helpful. But, I'm sure the clear signage will lead to an overall reduction of such awkward pauses, and in turn, make for better streetcar trips. Just another tweak, and another step, if you will, to gearing up the system for commuter adoption when Whiting Street is complete.