Submitted by Jens, who says:

Made a map of the public transport network in Gothenburg, Sweden. The official one (August 2018, 3 stars) just doesn’t look very good I think.

Transit Maps says:

This is a lovely effort, Jens – the map certainly seems to relate the tram line routes to the real world far better than the official map, which is stretched vertically quite a lot (to fit a required space?). The typography is very clean and friendly, and the beige background is much warmer and cheerier than the drab grey of the official map. Calling out Brunnsparken as the main transit hub with a bold circle interchange works well: it certainly draws the reader’s eye to it!

The one main problem with the map is the white Line 1, which almost completely disappears into the light background. Although I’m not normally a proponent of this approach, this line really needs to be cased with a darker colour (maybe a darker version of the background rather than black) to allow sufficient contrast with the background. Or maybe Jens just forgets about the line colour inherited from the official map and assigns it another one?

The map could also do with a better legend which names all the lines and the termini that they run between properly, and maybe explains why bus line 55 is green when all the others are brown. What’s special about it? Don’t assume that the reader knows!

Keep an eye on consistency regarding where line number bullets are placed at the terminus stations: in most locations, the numbers are placed nearest the stations, except at Mölndal, where they’re placed after the station name.

The coastline and rivers looks a little rough and unfinished in comparison to the rest of the map, but this is a fairly minor complaint.

Our final word: Rather pleasant to look at, very warm and welcoming. Definitely shows why very few transit networks have a “White Line” – so problematic!