Photo: Direction in a Blur of Confusion
Great motion blur photo from the Washington, DC Metro. Source: itsmaddness/Flickr
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Submission: Official Map, Seattle Central Link Light Rail, 2012
Submitted by Joshua Fan, who says: This is an official map of Seattle’s Central Link light rail line, which opened in 2009. It appears in the official guide of all of Sound Transit’s services, which can be found in this PDF on the Sound Transit website. Frankly, I am quite disappointed in this map: it tries to both diagrammatic and geographical, but fails on both counts (which is a common mistake that you have pointed […]
New York by Jenni Sparks
Absolutely wonderful hand-drawn map of NYC by illustrator Jenni Sparks, second only to Paula Scher’s masterpieces. (↬ kottke) This is so gorgeous. Says a lot about the subway’s importance and place in New York’s collective psyche that it’s featured so prominently in the design, cutting vibrant coloured slashes across the landscape. Click through to Jenni’s site to see more of this stunning work.
Unofficial Map: FrontRunner and TRAX, Salt Lake City, Utah
Brought to my attention by Garrett Smith when he submitted the abomination that is the new official UTA map, here’s a completely different take on Salt Lake City’s rail system from Flickr user H4vok_13. This map is by no means perfect, but it’s an absolute paragon of simplicity and clean design compared to the real thing. What we like: Streamlined, simplified route lines that expand the city centre and compress the outlying areas work wonders […]
Official Map: TRAX and FrontRunner Rail Map, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 2012
Today, the FrontRunner commuter rail system opens for revenue service south of Salt Lake all the way down to Provo, and there’s a new version of the map to reflect this new service. I reviewed a previous version of this map back in July, and I didn’t have much positive to say about it then – and my opinion has not been changed with this new iteration. Quite a few people have submitted this new […]
Video: “Commute” by PlaySomething
(Warning: extremely expensive but incredibly desirable transit-related plaything!) It’s not often I get to post a video – but this looks simply amazing. Forget the kids, I want this! More info on PlaySomething’s site here (link unfortunately no longer active). Source: Via @bobbygenalo on Twitter
Timecowboy: It’s Been a Year…
timecowboy: I’ve tried making comics about my time in New York in the past but I couldn’t articulate the feelings. It’s a strange feeling missing a city, especially when it’s not your home town but I think most people understand the feeling of wanting to belong or feeling like they don’t. Anyways these have been some words. A nicely poignant little web comic, cleverly using the New York subway map as part of the narrative.
Fantasy Map: New York Subway King Kong Recovery Map, 1933
Presented without comment. Source: Very Small Array via Laughing Squid
Photo – Official Map: Portland Streetcar Strip Map
A first look at the new in-car strip maps for Portland, Oregon’s streetcar system. With the opening of most of the eastside loop, there are now two lines: the original route is now the North/South (NS) line, and the new track is the Central (CL) line. Unfortunately, for a brand new service that the city desperately wants everyone to like and use, the design of this map is terribly dowdy and old fashioned. There’s some […]
Official Map: Post-Hurricane Sandy New York Subway Map, November 1, 2012, 6am
Quite frankly, I’m amazed that even this much of the subway is running so soon after Sandy. It may not be the most attractive map in the world, but the MTA produced it fast, and that’s what counts in situations like this.