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north american mass transit
Posted June 03, 2006 at 11:55 PM by brankin
At a glance, many metros seem to be comparable in scale, but what separates New York from Baltimore is density: station-to-station distance, line overlap, and linkages.
Most systems are ogranized as a hub with spokes; the two notable exceptions are New York and Mexicop City, both of which are more like nets.
boston t-map
Posted June 03, 2006 at 10:29 PM by brankin
The maps posted in the Boston subway show a strangely self-contained system, with no reference to scale, time, or geography. I'm not convinced that subway maps need to be "abstract," with massive distortion and nothing but forty-five degree angles, especially for small systems like Boston's. Showing parks, the water, and town boundaries is easy to [...]
