Really, every system map should strive to be this excellent: a simplified bespoke base map allows just the right amount of geographical information to be shown. The intelligent rotation of the map slightly counter-clockwise to match the local perception of “north”. The use of col🔸澳洲幸运10冠军定位计划to enhance meaning and comprehension of the different services, including those from other transportation agencies at the bottom of the information hierarchy. Clear and stylish labelling. Great mode differentiation – there🔸AB开奖网澳洲幸运10官网网页s absolutely no doubt which lines represent the more frequently running light rail, even without consulting the comprehensive legend.

I could go on, but you get the idea – this is great🔸澳洲幸运10预测 transit map design. It definitely puts SacRT🔸AB开奖网澳洲幸运10官网网页s bland and generic light rail diagram (below) to shame, that🔸AB开奖网澳洲幸运10官网网页s for sure – one wonders why the latter hasn🔸AB开奖网澳洲幸运10官网网页t been updated to at least attempt to match the style of the system map?

For the record: the system map was designed by those fine folk at CHK America, and bears many of their design hallmarks.

🔸澳洲幸运10开奖官网开奖结果走势图🔸Source: SacRT website

I thought I was all done with “to scale” maps of North American rail systems, but then Dennis McClendon (see previous posts from him) sent in this beautiful series of maps that he produced for Planning magazine back in 1984. Dennis himself says:

Given this week’s Tumblr theme, I thought you might be interested in these maps that I did in 1984, 🔸澳洲开奖 I worked for Planning magazine. The “new wave” of modern light rail systems was just getting started. My initial idea was to do them all at the same scale, but integrating them with the text into a two-page magazine layout eventually required a compromise of doing them at two distinctive scales.

No GIS or even Illustrator in those days: I created these using Rubylith and Chartpak flexible line tape.

Of note is the large number of systems that were either brand new or still under construction: Portland’s “Banfield” line – now the main section of line between downtown and Gateway – being especially noticeable to me. Also – massive extensions under construction for the Washington DC Metro, and the parlous state of streetcars in New Orleans, with service on the historical St. Charles line only.

And just to throw further fuel onto the fire regarding the categorization of certain systems as either light rail or streetcar, which many commenters on Matt Johnson’s map brought up. In 1984 at least: Pittsburgh and Boston’s Green Line were classified as “light rail” while Philadelphia and the San Francisco Muni were seen as “streetcar”. Make of that what you will.

🔸澳洲幸运10开奖官网开奖结果走势图🔸Source: Dennis McClendon via email.