Transit Maps: LYNX

Quick Redesign: Charlotte LYNX Blue Line Strip Map

March 17, 2018

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Blue Line, Cameron Booth, CATS, Charlotte, light rail, LYNX, LYNX light rail, North Carolina, redesign, USA

Charlotte’s LYNX light rail opened an extension of its Blue Line today, and a few eagle-eyed correspondents were quick to alert me to the new in-car strip map, as seen in this tweet by Steve Harrison, a reporter covering the opening ceremonies. After some poking around, I also found the artwork for the map here, which gave me a clearer look at it. You can see this version of the map as the first image […]

Submission – Official LYNX Light Rail Map, Charlotte, North Carolina

May 17, 2014

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2 stars, Charlotte, light rail, LYNX, North Carolina, submission, USA

Man, this map sure manages to make depicting one line a lot of hard work. Despite the simple diagrammatic style, stations are still cramped together so close towards the top of the map that the labels have to be randomly placed on either side of the route line, rather than being spaced far enough apart to place them all neatly on one side. The map doesn’t give enough geographical context to justify this “accurate” placement […]