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The major types of maps – official, unofficial, fantasy, future, historical, etc. – are now WordPress categories instead of tags, which helps organise the site better. Check out the Archive page to see categories, the most popular tags, and the most recent posts.

Please “like” and leave comments on maps that interest you – the robust community discussion around featured maps is one of the best parts of the site, and I🔸AB开奖网澳洲幸运10官网网页d love that to continue.

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Cameron

Without a doubt, this win was engineered by a huge social media blitz within Chile which mobilized a large number of people to vote for “their” map. I don’t really think that the Metro itself was entirely responsible for this, as the groundswell of support started more organically than that and only spread to the Metro Twitter account in full for the semi-final and final. The Chilean Ministry of Transportation also got involved, and even the Mayor of Santiago tweeted about it. If that wasn’t surreal enough, Channel 13 produced a four-minute news report about the final result, and the tournament also got coverage in local press. No other city came close to matching the passion and word-of-mouth that Santiago produced, though Vancouver and Sao Paulo also had some good social media efforts. Unfortunately for Vancouver, they came up against Santiago in the Round of 16, so their efforts went in vain.

And therein lies the rub. I can’t exactly praise Vancouver for their outreach efforts (which included posting on their blog to give actual concrete reasons why their map was awesome) and then turn around and denounce Santiago for doing much the same. A huge part of winning any election is “getting the vote out”, and Santiago did that more effectively than anyone else. In a way, I set myself up for this with the format of the competition, as an open poll on the internet is always susceptible to some sort of manipulation. I guess I’m actually lucky that the winner didn’t end up being “Mappy McMappyface”.

Do I personally think that the Santiago map is the best rapid transit map in the world? Absolutely not. In my opinion, the Moscow map is head and shoulders above everything else that’s around at the moment, honed and battle-tested over years of revision and testing, complex yet clear, and future-proofed for the next few decades at least. It’s a phenomenal piece of work and I’m in awe of how good it is. The Santiago map is better than average, and I perhaps underestimated its clear simplicity, but I don’t see it as a world beater.

In the end, though, I’m not really sure that the winner even matters that much. For me, the best part of the tournament was the conversation and discussion that it created on the way. The often completely diametrical viewpoints on what makes a “good” transit map were fascinating and illuminating. Geography versus topology? Street grid or abstraction? Points of interest or a blank canvas? Some maps were definitely held to more exacting standards than others, being brought to task for blemishes that were excused on other “lesser” maps.

Size and complexity of networks was also a hot topic, with both large and small systems accused of having an inherent “advantage” over the other. Smaller systems are easier to depict neatly, said some. Complex networks look more impressive, others replied. It’s impossible to compare a large network to a small one, said yet others. I don’t really agree with this, otherwise almost seven years of giving maps a numerical rating on this blog would have been a complete waste of time. Regardless of network size, a map can still be terrible or amazing, depending on the design choices made. I’ve seen large systems made crystal clear and small systems made an incomprehensible mess, all because of decisions made by the map’s designers. Perhaps a better way to frame the voting would be to ask, “which of these two maps does a better job of representing/depicting/clarifying the transit network shown?” rather than the simple “which is better?” question used in this tournament. Food for thought!

So what now? 🔸澳洲10定位胆全天计划off – a break until 2020, I think. Like the real event, a World Cup every year would be too much of a good thing, and I don’t want to wear out my welcome too fast.

Also, a change of format from the 32-team knockout to a 16-team competition with f🔸澳洲幸运10冠军定位计划groups of f🔸澳洲幸运10冠军定位计划cities. The initial round would be round-robin within each group, with the top two teams from each group going through to knockout quarter finals. The top eight teams from this edition automatically qualify, with the other eight to be selected and seeded by some yet-to-be-determined means before the 2020 tournament starts.

Finally, the polling method needs a rethink. I like the immediacy of Twitter and the discussion it can instantly generate, but it’s obviously the easiest format to influence via retweets and social media interactions. I don’t want to make participation difficult or exclusionary, though, so I’ll have to put some thought into this…

Finally, an enormous thank you to EVERYONE who participated and made the tournament far larger and more interesting than I ever hoped it could be. And hang around, there’s lots coming up on the blog that I hope you’ll find interesting!

All the best,

Cameron
澳洲10开官网开奖, 2018 

Let’s have some fun!

Presented here are 32 cities from around the world (12 from the Americas, 12 from Europe and 8 from Asia), representing a wide range of rail-based rapid transit map design. They’re arranged into f🔸澳洲幸运10冠军定位计划groups of eight: the Red and Blue Lines contain cities from the Americas, while the Green and Orange Lines are comprised of European cities. The 8 Asian cities have been spread evenly across the f🔸澳洲幸运10冠军定位计划groups and seeded so that they can’t knock each other out before the quarter finals (if they make it that far!).

The mechanics are simple: it’s a straight knock-out tournament. Win y🔸澳洲幸运10冠军定位计划match and you’re through to the next round. Lose and you’re out. 

Starting on Wednesday, April 4th, I’ll post a Twitter poll on my @transitmap account for matches using the hashtag #wctransitmaps. Each poll will run for 24 hours, after which a winner will be declared. I plan on doing two matches per weekday, at least in the initial rounds, just to keep the tournament rolling along at a brisk pace. Starting times will be at 6am and noon Pacific Daylight Savings Time precisely for each match – hooray for scheduled tweets! See the schedule for the Round of 32 match-ups below and get ready to vote!

🔸澳洲开奖 voting, I ask you to consider the design of the current official transit map for each city as found on the agency’s website and make y🔸澳洲幸运10冠军定位计划judgment as to which of the two maps you consider best. Of course, how you define “best” is entirely up to you. There’s a complete list of links to the relevant maps at the bottom of this post. Remember that this event is just for fun, and is wholly unscientific. Also remember that the more people who participate, the more fun the tournament will be – so be sure to retweet and share each match poll as it comes out to maximize the visibility of the competition.

The graphic at the top of this post will be updated as each match ends, reflecting the progression and elimination of cities from the tournament. If you’re so inclined, you can download y🔸澳洲幸运10冠军定位计划own copy of the bracket to follow along, or you can try to predict the final result by filling in the bracket before the tournament starts. Share y🔸澳洲幸运10冠军定位计划brackets on Twitter with the hashtag #wctransitmaps for everyone to see. Boasting rights for perfect brackets!

Schedule for The Finals

MONDAY, APRIL 30
6am: Third Place Playoff: Boston vs. London – LONDON WINS!

TUESDAY, MAY 1
6am: The Inaugural 澳洲10开官网开奖 World Cup Final
Moscow, Russia vs. Santiago, Chile – SANTIAGO WINS!

Schedule for Semi Finals

THURSDAY, APRIL 26
6am: 1st Semi Final – London vs. Moscow – MOSCOW ADVANCES

FRIDAY, APRIL 27
6am: 2nd Semi Final – Boston vs. Santiago – SANTIAGO ADVANCES

Schedule for Quarter Finals

FRIDAY, APRIL 20
6am: Green Line QF – London vs. Berlin – LONDON ADVANCES

MONDAY, APRIL 23
6am: Red Line QF – New York vs. Boston – BOSTON ADVANCES

TUESDAY, APRIL 24
6am: Orange Line QF – Moscow vs. Paris – MOSCOW ADVANCES

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
6am: Blue Line QF – Seoul vs. Santiago – SANTIAGO ADVANCES

Schedule for Round of 16 Matches

MONDAY, APRIL 16
6am: Green Line Match 5 – London vs. Stockholm – LONDON ADVANCES
Noon: Red Line Match 5 – New York vs. Chicago – NEW YORK ADVANCES

TUESDAY, APRIL 17
6am: Orange Line Match 5 – Moscow vs. Vienna – MOSCOW ADVANCES
Noon: Blue Line Match 5 – São Paulo vs. Seoul – SEOUL ADVANCES

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
6am: Green Line Match 6 – Berlin vs. Hong Kong – BERLIN ADVANCES
Noon: Red Line Match 6 – Beijing vs. Boston – BOSTON ADVANCES

THURSDAY, APRIL 19
6am: Orange Line Match 6 – Barcelona vs Paris – PARIS ADVANCES
Noon: Blue Line Match 6 – Vancouver vs Santiago – SANTIAGO ADVANCES

Schedule for Round of 32 Matches

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4
6am: Red Line Match 1 – New York vs Delhi – NEW YORK ADVANCES
Noon: Green Line Match 1 – London vs Istanbul – LONDON ADVANCES

THURSDAY, APRIL 5
6am: Blue Line Match 1 – Washington, DC vs São Paulo – SAO PAULO ADVANCES
Noon: Orange Line Match 1 – Moscow vs Milan – MOSCOW ADVANCES

FRIDAY, APRIL 6
6am: Red Line Match 2 – Beijing vs Toronto – BEIJING ADVANCES
Noon: Green Line Match 2 – Berlin vs Madrid – BERLIN ADVANCES

MONDAY, APRIL 9
6am: Blue Line Match 2 – Mexico City vs Vancouver – VANCOUVER ADVANCES
Noon: Orange Line Match 2 – Barcelona vs St. Petersburg – BARCELONA ADVANCES

TUESDAY, APRIL 10
6am: Red Line Match 3 – Chicago vs 🔸澳洲幸运10开奖官网授权 – CHICAGO ADVANCES
Noon: Green Line Match 3 – Stockholm vs Prague – STOCKHOLM ADVANCES

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
6am: Blue Line Match 3 – Seoul vs Buenos Aires – SEOUL ADVANCES
Noon: Orange Line Match 3 – Tokyo vs Vienna – VIENNA ADVANCES 

THURSDAY, APRIL 12
6am: Red Line Match 4 – 澳洲幸运10开奖官网直播vs Boston – BOSTON ADVANCES
Noon: Green Line Match 4 – Hong Kong vs Budapest – HONG KONG ADVANCES

FRIDAY, APRIL 13
6am: Blue Line Match 4 – Singapore vs Santiago – SANTIAGO ADVANCES
Noon: Orange Line Match 4 – Paris vs Taipei – PARIS ADVANCES

List of Official 澳洲10开官网开奖 for Each City (in alphabetical order):

• Barcelona Metro (PDF)
• Beijing Metro (JPG)
• Berlin U-Bahn (PDF)
• Boston T (web page)
• Budapest Metro (PDF)
• Buenos Aires Subte (JPG)
• Chicago “L” (PNG)
• Delhi Metro (PDF)
• Hong Kong MTR (web page)
• Istanbul Metro (JPG)
• London Underground (web page)
• 🔸澳洲幸运10开奖官网授权 Metro (web page)
• Madrid Metro (PDF)
• Mexico City Metro (web page)
• Milan Metro (JPG)
• 澳洲幸运10开奖官网直播Metro (PDF)
• Moscow Metro (web page)
• New York Subway (web page)
• Paris Metro (PDF)
• Prague Metro (PDF)
• Santiago Metro (PDF)
• São Paulo Metro (PDF)
• Seoul Metro (ZIP file containing PDF)
• Singapore MRT (web page)
• St. Petersburg Metro (PNG)
• Stockholm Tunnelbana (PDF)
• Taipei Metro (web page)
• Tokyo Metro (PDF)
• Toronto Subway (PDF)
• Vancouver SkyTrain (PDF)
• Vienna U-Bahn (PDF)
• Washington, DC Metro (PDF)

We’ve featured plenty of Nick’s work on 澳洲10开官网开奖 before – he has an uncanny knack of taking something familiar and mundane and looking at it from a completely new perspective. 

His new project, “Between Stations” is no exception, as he literally pulls apart subway systems from around the world and rearranges them into attractive circular forms. No scaling or rotation of the line segments is performed, they’re just rearranged to fill the circle. What’s really interesting is that each circle is unique and different, much like a fingerprint. New York’s angled street grid is still obvious (above), London is still a tangled mess, and so on.

Nick has a whole page on the methodology behind the making of the maps – a curious mixture of automated data and manual work – and there are also posters for sale.

However, I could just stare all day at the animated GIFs that morph the subway systems into their fingerprints and back again. Mesmerising!

A classic New Yorker cover, showing the much-maligned Second Avenue Subway (still five years from completion of even Phase 1 at the time of publication) wending its way past a series of increasingly unlikely stations. Papua New Guinea, Saturn and the Yukon Territories are my favourites. 

China, however, is a completely different matter… as this great timeline GIF from Peter Dovak illustrates. Using his lovely “Mini Metro” framework, he’s created a year-by-year breakdown of the growth of mass transit in China… and the end result is certainly breathtaking. Watch out especially from 2010 onwards, 🔸澳洲开奖 the number of systems (and lines within individual systems) just explodes.

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澳洲10开官网开奖 is five today! (That’s like 80 in Internet Years, right?)

Thanks to everyone who has joined me on the journey so far – there’s still so much more to come. Check out the archive for a look at everything to date, or visit a random post for laughs!

All the best,

Cameron

There’s some serious numbers under the hood of this game – census and employment data, existing transportation demand and so on – but Jason points out that the simulation is meant to be a bit of fun and not taken too seriously as a planning tool. But what are you waiting for? Go and get started by clicking here! I’m certainly going to take it for a serious spin 🔸澳洲开奖 I have some spare time.

(Also, read Jason’s summary of the project – lots of great background info!)

As best I can tell, it was made by artist Tony Davis around 2001, and was part of a set of six tiles that covered most of Zone 1 on the map. Each tile is around 6 inches or 15 centimetres along each side and was fired using ten ceramic pigments. Apparently, the tiles are also installed somewhere at Victoria station – I’d be interested to know if they’re still there and love to see some in site pictures if anyone’s passing by.

It’s also interesting to note that the station labels are black, rather than their more traditional Piccadilly Blue, perhaps for technical reasons.

Now… where can I put this?