Strangely, I’ve never talked about this system map on the blog before. So this is the map that’s available for download as a PDF on the STC’s website and basically, it’s a giant pile of spaghetti thrown on the page. 

The centre of the map is so cramped and crowded that labels almost overlap each other as well as the route lines. No explanation is given for the “MB” icon near some stations (it’s to represent an interchange with nearby Metrobus services, but nothing on the map tells you that). I’ve also never seen a route line that’s two-toned, like the silver-and-green Line B, and I’m not sure I like it very much.

However, the real shame with this map is the complete absence of the famous Lance Wyman-designed icons for each of the stations. They’re utilised extensively on strip maps on trains and at stations, so it’s more than a little odd that they’re not leveraged in the map at all. More on that soon.

Our rating: A really disappointing map, hardly representative of one of the world’s great metro systems. One-and-a-half stars.

Source: STC official site