Submitted by Frederico, who says:

Here’s the new diagram for Transtejo, the company that manages Lisbon’s main waterways lines. It is part of Transportes de Lisboa, the main company, along with Metro and Carris, the one that provides buses and trams.

I can’t decide if I like it or not… It definitely inherited the simplism and amazing typeface from Lisbon’s Metro map, which I approve, but I feel like it could be better executed. There’s discrepancies between the stop’s names – Seixal’s font is larger than the rest for no apparent reason and Belém and Montijo names and connections are aligned differently from the rest. I’m not sure about using colors to designate the lines either, mainly because it’s the same ones of the metro lines.

Overall, I still think it’s a solid map. Does the job and maintains the design identity of its company. What do you think?

Transit Maps says:

It’s certainly a solid effort, but definitely not in the same league as its parent map (November 2011, 4 stars). For me, it’s lacking that map’s attention to detail: the enlarged typeface for Seixal that Frederico mentions, the the labels and icons for Terriero de Paço and Montijo that carelessly overlap the shoreline, and the can’t-unsee-it way that the Ponte 25 de Abril doesn’t quite reach the southern shoreline all add up to a slightly sloppy effort. 

Personally, I also don’t find the shape of the Tagus River estuary to be very visually pleasing (A stomach? A toilet bowl?), although I do appreciate the way that the Lisbon side of the river would dovetail perfectly into the Metro map.

However, I don’t mind that this map uses similar colours to he Metro map, as that helps to provide continuity between the two maps. It’d be an issue if both services appeared on the same map (and maybe they should: an integrated approach should always be considered), but as it is, I think it’s fine.

Our rating: Uses the elements of the lovely Lisbon Metro map to decidedly average effect. Two-and-a-half stars.

Source: Official Transtejo website