Transit Maps: trolley map

Project: McKinney Avenue Trolley Map (Dallas, Texas)

October 20, 2014

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Cameron Booth, Dallas, map, MATA, McKinney Avenue, streetcar, streetcar map, Texas, transit map, trolley, trolley map, USA

Here's a small project that was inspired by a message to my Transit Maps blog about the currently existing map for the McKinney Avenue heritage trolley line in Dallas, Texas. However, rather than review and criticise a map produced for a non-profit organisation (most likely by a volunteer or staff in their spare time), I thought that I would create a new, accurate, more user-friendly map instead.

Work in Progress: McKinney Avenue Trolley Map – Current Service

October 14, 2014

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Adobe Illustrator, Cameron Booth, Dallas, DART, design, light rail, MATA, McKinney Avenue, McKinney Avenue Trolley, streetcar, Texas, trolley, trolley map, USA, work in progress

This is pretty much the finished product, I think, barring any major errors. The MATA website states that there are 38 trolley stops along the route, but I can only find 37, even after multiple “drives” along the entire route in Google Street View. I changed the background colour from silver to beige after doing some prints: the whole thing just looked too drab and grey once on paper. This works much better and make […]