Photo: Boston Subway Map Design Modification
Eh, who needs new maps anyway? The photo is from 2010, so I also wonder if a more permanent addition to the map has been made since then. Source: pjsherman/Flickr
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Photo: U2 – U5 – U8
Lovely set of wayfinding strip maps from Berlin. The current station, Alexanderplatz, is subtly highlighted with a grey box behind its name. I really like the way that station names are all to the right of each line, with connections shown to the left – an excellent and consistent division of information to make wayfinding easier. Source: manganite/Flickr
Photo: Můstek
Detail of a Line A strip map in Prague. Source: daveglanz/Flickr
WMATA Metro Map Doodle on Coffee Cup
Not half bad, either. Source: justgrimes/Flickr
Official Map: New Miami Metrorail Station Map, 2012
Here’s a seriously curious photo, brought to my attention by reader Ryan Vansickle. It shows the new signage that has been put in place for the opening of the new Orange Line in Miami that we just featured. Apparently, this sign has been at the Douglas Road station since February, which is impressive pre-planning! However, the curious thing is that it doesn’t match the actual system map in any way whatsoever. True, this is a […]
Historical Map: Boston MBTA Red Line Strip Map, pre-1980
This map has to be from before 1980, as that’s the year that Braintree station opened. Certainly has a nice 1970s feel to it. I love how someone has added in the more recent stations with a pen, even (somewhat) attempting to maintain the aesthetics of the map. Source: @acosmos/Twitter
Historical Map: Old Cleveland RTA Route Map
This looks like it may be affixed to a door or wall of an old train carriage (see the window just above the placard), which means the type on the rail map is incredibly small. The naming of the main railway station as “Public Square” rather than “Tower City” means this map is pre-1991 (when the station changed names), although the general aesthetics and typography would lead me to suspect that this map is from […]
Photo: BART Strip Map in the Millbrae/SFO Direction
Apparently, these strip maps are fairly new. I’m all in favour of wayfinding elements that help people plan their journey, but there’s some parts of this that definitely make this feel like a first draft, rather than a finished piece. The overlapping terminus dots at Millbrae and Daly City look a little odd, and the giant silhouette of a BART train indicating direction of travel is almost totally unnecessary. The real problem, though, is the […]
Photo: Map of Line 5
In a tram in Karlsruhe, Germany. Source: mostlybytrain/Flickr
Photo: Track Diagram, Berliner U-Bahn Museum
Not a transit diagram for public use, but a track layout of the system for operational planning. The original post on Flickr dates it between 1929-1934, based on visible names. Source: Forest Pines/Flickr