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Submission – Fantasy Map: A speculative rail transit map of Bengaluru, India by ‘theotherspica’

January 22, 2021
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Submitted by ‘theotherspica’, who says: I’m an amateur designer and, having had some free time during the pandemic, decided to try and make my first metro map. I found your site very useful while making the map. Thank you for your amazing collection of helpful tips and examples that helped me avoid many first-time mistakes I would otherwise have made. This map is based on official info and speculation. My speculations and assumptions are based […]

Submission – Unofficial Prague Metro Map by Kostya Cherepovskyi

January 11, 2021
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Submitted by Kostya, who says: Hi Cameron, Hope you’re safe and doing well. Remember metro orientation map of Prague you’ve reviewed back in 2012 (August 2012, 3.5 stars)? You might be surprised how little it changed since then. The framing you were uncertain about, little bits here and there, and… that’s pretty much it. This seems like an overhaul waiting to happen, doesn’t it? So here I am trying to address some of the issues […]

Submission – Unofficial Map: Philadelphia Transit and Points of Interest, 2020 by Marc Szarkowski

January 4, 2021
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Submitted by Marc, who says: I thought you might enjoy poring over a transit+points of interest map I recently drew of Center City Philadelphia. I’ve collected bird’s eye urban panoramas since I was a child, and I particularly enjoy panoramas that have placemaking and wayfinding value, such as those drawn by Jenni Sparks and other artists. I also find there’s no better way to learn and demystify seemingly-complex bus service than drawing it a couple […]

Submission – Unofficial Map: Transit Map of Hamburg, Germany by Simon Heidenreich

January 1, 2021
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Submitted by Simon, who says: Hamburg, Germany’s line map always strikes me as one of the most ugly maps depicting a major transit network – one can understand if the ones made for small town bus networks are not up to the design standard of the upper echelons like Moscow or the like, but a city like Hamburg having such a bad map is just strange. The convoluted knot of lines around the main station […]

Unofficial Historical Map: Edinburgh Tramways, 1924 by Andy Arthur

November 5, 2020
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I came across this lovely piece this morning on Twitter, so here’s a review. This is Andy’s second stab at Edinburgh (see also this map showing an “idealised” 1940s network), and I think it’s clear to see that Andy has come along in leaps and bounds as a map designer since then. One thing I always appreciate about Andy’s maps is how tactile they seem: they really do look like old printed maps and that’s […]

Submission – Tokyo Metro Rail Diagram by Sergio Mejia

November 2, 2020
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Submitted by Sergio, who says: So I always wanted to design a diagram for Tokyo, but since it’s so complex I’d postponed it several times until one week that I had nothing to do I started tackling it from scratch, using pen and paper before moving to Affinity Designer. I chose to design a map that includes both Tokyo Metro and Toei Metro, as well as one of the main train lines and the Shinkansen […]

Submission – Unofficial Map: Bus Map of Boulder, Colorado by Stavros R.

October 29, 2020
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Submitted by Stavros, who says: Hello, I just discovered your website, and I want to submit a bus transit map I made last year for the city of Boulder, CO. I hope you consider reviewing it on the blog and letting me know what I can change. In an effort to improve quality of service, the City of Boulder has taken over and invested heavily in a few select bus routes. As a result, the […]

Project: Denver Rail Network 2044 Spiral Map

October 4, 2020
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I originally posted this map on Twitter, but I’m also putting it on the blog for posterity, as well as to fully detail the design decisions that went into it. I’ve long thought that there’s been a design opportunity with Denver rail maps for a large circular arc for the light rail stations running south around the edge of the downtown area out of Union Station. I’ve doodled with ideas over the years, but I’ve […]

Submission – Unofficial Maps: Sydney and Melbourne “Body Swap” Maps by Thomas Soo

September 21, 2020
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Submitted by Thomas, who says: I felt like Melbourne was so far away because of the Covid-Curtain and desperately wanted to do anything but study for uni this weekend so I made this! It’s amazing how different the approaches to passenger commute information, up-front legibility and overall design cues differ between the rival cities. Transit Maps says: What a fun little project! What I particularly like is just how far Thomas has taken the “body […]

Submission – Unofficial Map: Tel Aviv Metro 2040 by Alan Tanaman

September 8, 2020
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Submitted by Alan, who says: Still love reading your blog after all these years. The NTA has just released a new map for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area mass transit system. There are currently three light rail lines under construction (red, green, and purple), partly running underground, and due to be completed by 2026. A metro is planned for launch around 2040. I felt that while the official map is not bad, it does not […]