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Submission – Draft Official Map: Sydney Trains, August 2017

August 20, 2017

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2.5 stars, Australia, draft, heavy rail, New South Wales, NSW, Sydney, Sydney Trains

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 […]

Update: Washington, DC Metro Map Final Draft Version

May 23, 2013

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design, draft, heavy rail, Lance Wyman, metro, metro map, subway, Washington DC Metro, WMATA

Yes, I post a lot about the DC Metro Map, but it’s not often we get to see the process of developing a transit map as publicly as this, or in such immense detail. I find it fascinating to see the decisions that are made, the different iterations the map goes through, and what is kept and what gets discarded. Pretty much the only thing up for discussion on this final draft is the shape […]

Future Map: Washington, DC “Silver Line” Draft Map

March 13, 2013

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cartography, draft, Lance Wyman, Silver Line, USA, Washington DC, Washington DC Metro, WMATA

Long time readers will be aware of my low opinion of the Washington DC Metro Rail map – here’s a fairly scathing review of the “Rush+” map (March 2012, 2.5 stars) to refresh your memory. It looks like WMATA is preparing for the opening of the Silver Line and has put a draft version of a new map up for comments. According to the blurb there, the route lines are now thinner and station names […]