Submission – New Houston METRORail Strip Map, 2017

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Photo submitted by Gram Brinson, who says:

They’ve somewhat improved it, I suppose…

Transit Maps says:

Yes, this is certainly an improvement over the previous version of this strip map (October 2016, 1.5 stars). In fact, it’s an almost point-for-point response to my criticisms from that review: removal of the large shaded areas denoting not-so-new lines, 45-degree angled labels instead of the neck-cracking 90-degree angles, and a very welcome reworking of the central stations inset that actually indicates which direction the Green and Purple lines run in along Capitol and Rusk streets.

The map still isn’t outstanding by any means, but it’s always nice to see simple improvements making a difference in usability. Two-and-a-half stars.

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