Transit Maps: CTA

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Submission – Historical Map: Chicago CTA Rapid Transit Map, 1983

August 26, 2014

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Submitted by our resident repository of Chicago transit map knowledge, Dennis McClendon, who says: This map of Chicago’s rapid transit network originated in the 1970s (this one is from June 1983), and this style was used until routes received color names in 1993. Happily, by that time digital printing in fiberglass-embedded signs made full-color maps easier to place in graffiti-prone environments. These maps were silk-screened onto [blue] color blanks, and every color of ink added […]

Submission – Official Map: Chicago “L” Map, Dan Ryan Branch Closure, 2013

May 22, 2013

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Submitted by Ryan, who says: Chicago’s updated CTA map. The Red Line is closed for 5 months between Cermak/Chinatown and 95th so there are now shuttle buses shown along with Red rerouting along green. Green also has a new Rush Hour route around the loop. A new transfer is also shown between Red and Blue at Lake and Washington (although this transfer requires a person to leave the station and walk a couple blocks to […]

Photo: Where To Go Next?

April 22, 2013

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Taken at Addison station on Chicago’s Blue Line. The “L” system map plus timetable and route information relevant to the current station/line: a simple but effective combination of useful information. Source: Lucyrk in LA/Flickr

Photo: Red Line L Train

February 25, 2013

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Rather lovely strip map for the Red Line at Lake station. The Cubs logo in place of the station dot at Addison station is a very deft touch – providing useful information without detracting from the simplicity of the map. Source: Taekwonweirdo/Flickr

Official Maps: In-Car Strip Maps for Loop or Circle Lines

February 13, 2013

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Chicago, Circle Line, CTA, England, Europe, Glasgow, Glasgow Subway, Illinois, in car map, Japan, JR East, London, Orange Line, rail map, Scotland, strip map, subway, subway map, The El, the Tube, Tokyo, Underground, United Kingdom, USA, Yamanote Line

An anonymous follower asks: “Do you have any examples of a line map for a loop/circle line? I’m curious as to how those are implemented.” Transit Maps says: Generally, a strip map for a loop or circle line follows much the same principles as a usual one, although the available space may have to be used a little more creatively in order to fit things in. Above are a few interesting examples. London’s Circle Line: […]

Photo: Loop

June 14, 2012

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Looks like an in-car map from the early 1990s (see the “under construction, 1993” notice at the bottom left for Roosevelt station). Source: Rob Elliott/Flickr

Fantasy Map: Chicago “L” Overlaid On New York City

January 21, 2012

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A bit of whimsy for you today from Reddit, brought to my attention by Twitter user @GordonWerner. The “L” has been flipped both horizontally and vertically, then rotated to fit Manhattan’s street grid, but the scaling is accurate. It looks like The Loop is placed in the area directly below Central Park. A few things from this: it’s actually kind of scary how well this fits; and it’s astounding just how dense the New York […]

Official Map: Chicago CTA “L” Commuter Rail, 2011

October 31, 2011

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Chicago’s street grid is so incredibly regular that this map seems to be a rectilinear diagram. It’s only after observing some odd little twists and turns in the route lines that you realise that this is actually a fairly geographically accurate map – so much so that the downtown Loop is represented in an detail inset because it would otherwise appear too small to decipher. Even the station names pretty much conform to the grid […]