Part 2: Whats Wrong with Transit Maps Today we are starting a new series on the blog, one that we (and many readers and followers of the transit industry) have been researching and discussing for a long time: why we need better transit maps. At Carticulate a lot of our core work is around building …
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 …
Last week the New York Times highlighted the NYC Subway map, including the text byte, “mistakes were made.” The 1979 re-design of the MTA Subway map was printed with many obvious geographic errors. For example, have you noticed how distorted Manhattan’s width is? And how large it looks compared to Brooklyn and Queens? The Times …
How sustainable is transportation in your neighborhood? The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) out of Chicago created this mapping tool to help determine how much it costs, both in dollars and pounds of CO2 emissions, to commute in given areas. The tool lists average cost of transportation per household in the neighborhood and how many metric …
I stumbled across two great websites that feature some very interesting work in the transit mapping field this week. Mostly conceptual projects but well worth taking a look at. Cameron Booth – Transit Maps Tumblr & Personal Website Cameron Booth is a graphic designer from Portland, OR via Sydney, Australia who has built some …
READ THE ARTCILE In thinking about transit , we sometimes forget to recognize that a map is what takes us through every touch point of our daily journey. Whether we’re trying to avoid a transfer, or picking the most direct line, the map holds the power to persuade us on how to travel. It’s gone …
The Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (or the Metro for ease of use) announced it was expanding its Yellow and Orange Line Service earlier this year, which lead several DC based blogs to ask the question who would be redesigning the Metro map and what might it look like. This question was quickly resolved as Lance …
