Transit Maps: Shenzhen

GIF: The Evolution of Metro Systems in China and Taipei, 1990–2020 by Peter Dovak

May 20, 2017

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Asia, Beijing, China, Chongqing, GIF, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Peter Dovak, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Taipei, timeline

In the USA, new transit takes time. Whether it’s Environmental Impact Statements that take seven years to write, or tunnel boring machines that take longer than expected to do their work, or lawsuits from people angry that light rail might take away one of their beloved exit ramps, or mayors who want to rip up new streetcar tracks after they’ve been installed… the list goes on. China, however, is a completely different matter… as this […]

Future Official Map: Pearl River Delta Rapid Transit

May 25, 2014

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2 stars, Asia, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, metro, metro map, MTR, passenger rail, Pearl River Delta, rapid transit, Shenzhen, subway, Zhuhai

Sent my way by David Edmondson of The Greater Marin, this is an incredibly large (the dimensions of the PDF are 145″ x 101″ or 386cm x 256cm!) and very comprehensive map of the planned Pearl River Delta Rapid Transit system. Currently under construction, the idea behind the system is to have every major urban area in the region to be less than an hour away from Guangzhou (the huge urban area in the blue […]