This photo set shows a brief history of the CTA ‘L’ System map. These maps and map covers range from about 1915 to 1999. What stands out most in the older maps is that there are lines there that don’t exist in the current CTA system. Additionally there are none of the colored routes that …
The people at Greater Good Studio are creating a lot of buzz over their a new transit app project for the City of Chicago. The application will feature real time data and will integrate both bus and train schedules. What’s unique about the app, is it will be built on by the residents of Chicago. …
These infographics, released a few days ago, by the Chicago Tribune outline crime at CTA bus and rail stops throughout the city of Chicago. Different stations are shown as hot spots for three types of crime; theft, battery and robbery. How does your stop match up? Incidents of crime at L stations Types of crimes at …
Last week Eric Fisher’s newest series of maps hit the web and got attention from all corners of the web, and once again Eric Fisher has done a brilliant job of taking open source data and creating beautiful visualizations. View the photo set here. This time around Fisher used Twitter’s API data to create …
