Dedicated to the Science and Art of Transit Map Design
Travel by public transport anywhere in the world,
and the chances are that sooner or later you will
encounter a map in which the routes have been
simplified and turned into a diagram. Schematic
maps are widespread, and are intended to make
your life easier, but are they really designed as
effectively as possible to give maximum assistance?
Could some of them be improved? How can this be
achieved? The answers to these questions lie within
these web pages. Photograph by Reka Komoli.
and the chances are that sooner or later you will
encounter a map in which the routes have been
simplified and turned into a diagram. Schematic
maps are widespread, and are intended to make
your life easier, but are they really designed as
effectively as possible to give maximum assistance?
Could some of them be improved? How can this be
achieved? The answers to these questions lie within
these web pages. Photograph by Reka Komoli.
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