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Official Map – Luas Light Rail Network, Dublin, Ireland

December 14, 2017
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On the 9th of December, 2017, the Green Line of Dublin’s Luas light rail system was extended north from St. Stephen’s Green to Broombridge, providing a connection with the Red Line in the city centre. Of course, such an addition means a new map, which is always fun. Zone-based fare systems can be tricky to incorporate into transit maps, and Dublin’s taken an unusual approach, breaking the city up into large zone “blocks” that extend out […]

Submission – Draft Official Map: Sydney Trains, August 2017

August 20, 2017
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Sent my way by quite a few keen-eyed Aussie correspondents, including Thomas Mudgway, who offers this commentary: Another update from Sydney, this time fairly major. Transport for NSW is making some big changes to Sydney Trains’ operating patterns, with a new order of trains allowing them to boost the Western Line by something like 300 extra services per week. The T2 line cluster has been split so that we now have a T8, which runs […]

Submission – New Houston METRORail Strip Map, 2017

June 16, 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 […]

Submission – Official Map: WEGO Bus Map, Niagara Falls, Canada

April 26, 2017
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Submitted by Lucas, who says: This is the official map of Canadian Niagara Falls’s WEGO Bus service. I personally like the way the falls are depicted and the river’s sharp 90 degree turn in the lower right hand corner of the map, which I think serves as a nice visual hook. I don’t really like the way the Orange Line is treated, as it is unclear where exactly it runs and terminates once it merges […]

Official Map – Cincinnati Bell Connector Streetcar Map, 2016

September 9, 2016
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Hey, the Cincinnati Streetcar – sorry, the corporate branded “Cincinnati Bell Connector” – opened today! It’ll run for free over the weekend, with fares to be paid from Monday onwards. This is notable because it really looked like this streetcar would never get off the ground, what with anti-streetcar ballot initiatives, opposition from Ohio’s Governor John Kasich, and a mayor in John Cranley who threatened to cancel the project and literally tear up a section of […]

Submission – Official Map: UTA FrontRunner Commuter Rail, Salt Lake City, 2016

August 25, 2016
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Submitted by Mike Christensen, who says: The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) recently added strip maps to its FrontRunner commuter rail trains. At first glance, the maps looked adequate to me. But after a few moments of thought, I have the following critique. First off, the N and S denoting north and south at the end of the route is a bit confusing. However, the biggest criticism I have is the lost opportunity to show connecting […]

Updated Official Map: Los Angeles Metro Rail & Busway Map, May 2016

May 19, 2016
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The LA Metro Twitter account just shared this new map, ready just in time for the opening of the Expo Line’s extension to Santa Monica tomorrow. Overall, it’s a really nice map, continuing the strong, unified branding and design that Metro deploys across everything: maps, signage, vehicles, stations, their website and other communications material. However, there are a few points of interest worth talking about. First, the map no longer shows Metrolink commuter rail lines, […]

Submission  – Official Map: Transtejo Ferry Network of Lisbon, Portugal, 2016

April 5, 2016
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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 […]

Submission – Official Map: Flixbus Route Network, March 2016

March 10, 2016
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Submitted by Bruno Heemskerk, who says: Flixbus is quite a new company with bus services between several European countries. Transit Maps says: This is another good example of what I call a “boast map”, in that it shows the impressive extent of the network, but reveals very little about actual routing (that’s for the website to tell you). For example, a little poking around on that website tells me that you can only directly reach other destinations […]

Submission – Official Map: CapitalMetro LRT Pre-Construction Map, Canberra, Australia

February 25, 2016
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Submitted by Mitch, who says: Canberra’s CapitalMetro light rail project will (apparently) commence construction this year. The community is still fairly divided over whether it’s a good idea – I wonder if a more appealing transit map would increase support? Transit Maps says: It’s not exactly exciting, is it? But that’s always a problem with a single-line light rail project: just exactly how do you make it look more impressive? I’ll give this one a […]