Photo: Find The Way
Barcelona, Spain. Source: a l e x . k/Flickr
Author: Cameron Booth
Photo: Batman Consults the Subway Map
“Wait… this isn’t Gotham City!” Source: Bob Kieffer/Flickr
Unofficial Map: Rail Transport of the Randstad, the Netherlands
Here’s a submission via the Transit Maps Facebook Page from reader Dave Kramer. This is a beautiful map of NS rail service within the Netherland’s Randstad region: an informal name for the conurbation of the four largest Dutch cities – Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht – and the surrounding areas.With a combined population of 7.1 million, it’s one of the largest conurbations in Europe and is serviced by a comprehensive rail system. Dave points […]
Photo: Fahrender Netzplan
Here’s the map for Munich’s S-Bahn network… interestingly placed on the outside of a train. I like the line drawing of Munich’s distinctive skyline. Source: NiceBastard/Flickr
Official Map: Hong Kong Light Rail, 2012
When I reviewed the map for the Hong Kong MTR back in April, I noted that the smaller, connecting, light rail system in Hong Kong’s north west wasn’t paid much attention. As seen here, it’s a complex and comprehensive system in its own right and is definitely too detailed to co-exist on one map with the MTR system. Have we been there? No. What we like: One of the most stylised and diagrammatic maps I’ve […]
Floral Metro Map of Moscow
More gorgeous art with this delightfully arabesque take on the Moscow Metro. Love the almost organic feel to this. This is definitely art and not a usable map, despite the flowing route lines being overlaid on what seems to be an accurate street map. Source: Petit Groupe/Flickr
Updated: Portland Unified Rail Map, September 2012
Today is the end of an era in Portland, Oregon. TriMet, under budgetary stress, has done away with the much-loved Free Rail Zone, which allowed free travel by light rail and streetcar within the “Fareless Square” area of downtown Portland and the Lloyd Center. Not too long ago, Fareless Square also applied to buses in the same area, so the writing’s been on the wall for a while. At the same time, TriMet has also […]
Photo: Ligne 12
Now this is pretty. Source: Noah Stroyman/Flickr
Photo: New Portland MAX Light Rail Map!
Reporting live from the streets of Portland, Oregon, where I’ve just noticed a new map on the ticket machine at my downtown stop. These are being rolled out in preparation for the abolition of the Free Rail Zone (and ALL fare zones!) on September 1st, and I have to say that the removal of the old multi-colored zone rings is a great improvement. The poor old streetcar still gets short shrift (now being a grey […]
Photo: Search for Delicious
There’s nothing quite like photos of people looking perplexed by transit maps. Source: wahine_87/Flickr – link no longer active