Transit Maps: September 2023

Month: September 2023

Historical Map: Sydney Railway Layout, 1953

September 29, 2023

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Historical Maps

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1940, Australia, commuter rail, Gill Sans, HC Beck, heavy rail, NSW, Sydney

Unearthed on Twitter (It’ll always be Twitter to me, no matter what Elon says) by @crossing_lights, this is quite an extraordinary find. Long-time readers may have seen the 1939 version of this diagram (and the digital recreation that I made). Here’s the thing: the general consensus has always been that this was a one-off attempt at something in the style of H.C. Beck’s newfangled London Underground diagram. I seem to recall that one theory even […]

Submission – Unofficial Map: Brussels S-Train by Elliot H

September 28, 2023

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Unofficial Maps

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Belgium, Brussels, commuter rail, diagram, Elliot H, Europe, S Bahn, S Train, submission

Submitted by Elliot, who says: I’ve come across this blog a couple of months ago, and have been lurking ever since. I’ve always wanted to try my hand at designing a trasit diagram, and having gotten some free time, I decided to redesign the S-Train diagram for Brussels. So here it is, my very first finished(ish) transit diagram. Transit Maps says: A great first effort here from Elliot! I’d say that its arguably more successful […]

Project: My UTA Rail and BRT Design Exploration

September 10, 2023

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My Transit Maps, Unofficial Maps

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BRT, bus rapid transit, Cameron Booth, commuter rail, FrontRunner, light rail, project, redesign, Salt Lake City, TRAX, USA, UTA, Utah

I teased this in yesterday’s review of the new official UTA diagram, so here’s my exploration of a few design ideas for an alternative version. As always with this type of project, I look for ways to approach the design problems for the diagram that are intentionally different to the official one. We already know what those solutions look like, so I like to explore the untested and see what happens. Some things work really […]

Submission – New Official Map: UTA Rail and BRT Map, 2023

September 9, 2023

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Official Maps

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BRT, bus, bus rapid transit, commuter rail, FrontRunner, light rail, Salt Lake City, streetcar, submission, USA, Utah

Submitted by Browne, who says: UTA, the primary transit provider for northern Utah, has officially launched its newest BRT service, and with it, a new transit map. The OGX is a new BRT route from Ogden Central Station, downtown, Weber State University, and down to McKay-Dee Hospital. Besides the new BRT line, there are subtle changes to the map’s design as well, such as rounded corners, which had been angular in the previous design. I’m […]