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Official Map: Metro de Madrid, Spain, 2012

March 27, 2012

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2.5 stars, cartography, Europe, light rail, Madrid, metro map, Spain, subway, subway map

Another map that asks the question: how much abstraction and geographical simplification is too much? From what I understand, this map of the Madrid Metro system has proved somewhat controversial since its introduction in 2007. Unlike most other diagrammatic maps, this one completely eschews even 45-degree angles: reducing the map to its most basic form – and one even further removed from the city’s underlying geography. Have we been there? No, but would love to! […]

Official Map: Washington D.C. Metro “Rush+” System Map, 2012

March 22, 2012

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2.5 stars, cartography, heavy rail, Silver Line, subway map, USA, Washington DC

Even though I’ve never been there, I have a history with the Washington, D.C. Metro system. My redesign of it has proved very popular, winning the Peoples’ choice award in last year’s Greater Greater Washington “Redesign the Metro Map” competition. My general dislike of the venerable official map is fairly well known, but it’s still exciting to see this new version, the first stepping stone on the way to the map that will be needed […]

Official Map: Sao Paulo Metropolitan Transport Network, 2012

January 10, 2012

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2.5 stars, Brazil, bus, cartography, commuter rail, Sao Paulo, South America, subway, subway map

Unusually, this map from the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo shows services offered by completely different transportation companies on the same map. To my mind, this type of integrated map needs to be used more often – travelers don’t necessarily care who offers the service, they just want to know if they can get from point A to point B. Have we been there? No. What we like: Comprehensive and all-encompassing. Great legend, even if […]