![]() ![]() One of my biggest problems navigating the DC Metro is that it usually helps to know the terminus of the train you’ll be taking, but the maps don’t emphasize the stops at the end of the lines. Go vote! GGW has done a great job cultivating public interest in transit details, and steering the public debate toward clearer thought about these practicalities. Should the whole web of those possibilities be shown? Should it show non-subway services that also provide important links between stations? In Washington, for example, all the subway lines go downtown, so many other services (bus, future light rail) are useful for connecting between outer parts of different lines.How much detail about the surrounding geography should be shown?. ![]() Should a subway map be largely to scale, so that you can see the distances invovled, or distorted so that complex areas are easy to see?.Can you improve on the existing one, pictured here?Įven if you're nowhere near Washington, perusing these maps will help you articulate your own views. What should Washington Metro's next subway map look like? Greater Greater Washington is running a map contest where you can compare a number of designs, and choose your favorite. Posted on in Maps, Marketing, Navigation, Washington DC ![]()
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