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Covid sucks. Brevity here because brain, not because annoyed/rude. Yeah, this is the philosophical angle I've been exploring. I really want to make a map that treats the bus routes as primarily as the subway. I like this idea (and I want to really like it -- I'm a fan of muted colors). I will...

[I'm battling some covid brain, so hopefully this below isn't total nonsense.] You're very considerate, and I appreciate it! The comparison to NYC seems apt, for better and worse, in part because of this: I am also a huge fan of the original spider map. I'm sure it will always be among my top...

Alrighty, here we go. It is not totally finished; there are a number of small details I still want to tweak (including trying to adjust the spacing at the top to make it even just a little bit less cramped), plus I need to add a key and I do plan to add the ferries. (Also the water is not at...

I don’t understand the reference, but I’m also really mindful of my poor math skills so hopefully I haven’t grossly miscalculated. 😄

Very true. This would highlight a difference between an "idealized"/"simplified" theoretical version, and one that would actually be practical/pragmatic. Although see below (and further below that). Well, one thing worth clarifying is that this cross-Philly tunnel would have plenty of trains...

Yeah, @bigeman312 laid out the strategy I would take. Linear (mega) cities are really interesting to me, as it creates a pretty significantly different dynamic than radial transit networks. Conceptually, I would imagine a six track “spine” running down this corridor, NYC Subway-style, with local...

I had to completely rework my northeast quadrant this morning to get the 110 to connect to both Revere Beach and Wonderland. On the plus side, though, I think it does actually look better now, so at least there's that!

That's a good point -- the BNRD system map makes it look like there isn't a good transfer, but it definitely would be reasonable enough to show. Fair enough, but I personally think that's the sort of thing that can be simplified out of a diagram like this, if needed for simplicity.

Oops, you're totally right -- I didn't think to measure from the City Hall stop, only from the Greenway. I think the line-of-sight transfer at Box District is still probably friendlier, but you're absolutely right. You and I actually talked about this a bit at the end of last year; I agree and...

To be honest, I actually don't think this looks that bad, at least if you are intent on reusing the existing map's visual language (which I think has fundamental flaws, but I see the appeal of.) In general, I think you could stretch things upward into the whitespace. I was gonna try to write...

I, too, started to tackle the northeast quadrant yesterday, and I too have regrets.

One of the ideas I've stumbled upon in this latest iteration is to expand the GC/State/Park/DTX "grid" massively across the southwestern portion of the map. You can see a little bit of the outline of it in the screenshot above, but essentially that same grid now extends all the way to Forest...

Oh yes, and I'm also forbidding myself from using non-horizontal text. :) One "trick" I'm deploying is a 30-degree off-set, meaning most of the "horizontal" lines are actually slightly diagonal, which makes it more feasible to add horizontal labels. The general shape of the lines currently...

One constraint I’m imposing on my map is that station names must sit on a consistently blank background (for readability) — no crossing over other lines, no crossing over water. Definitely creates a very different challenge. I’ll post a draft soon, I’m just self-conscious of how it looks while...

This is the approach I’ve been using (including in my previous design, somewhere upthread), as a “dog leg”. I’ve also omitted the transfer indicator at Chinatown and used a uni-directional marker for Silver there.

I've been revisiting my map redesign as well! (Great minds think alike.) One interesting challenge/decision to me is what to do with the Silver Line. So far, I've been opting to create a straight line out of Washington St and -- the Orange Line downtown and then the Silver Line through the...

A lot more people (and companies) are qualified to drive a bus than the train.

Thank you! That’s super interesting. Yeah I mean when you have a CBD like Downtown just across the river from a major terminal like Hoboken, I guess any and all intervening paths (no pun intended) would get heavy use. (Imagine if North Station were in Eastie.) Why. Why, I say rhetorically...

Sorry I didn't get a chance to reply sooner, but first of all, excellent work, this looks so cool! Lots of excellent stuff all around. Some random examples of things I liked include your studious attention to indicating walking transfers (nicely including time estimates) as well as your "light...

Someone on Reddit imagined what the subway would look like if New York City = Manhattan + Hudson + Bergen + Passaic + Essex + Union. By my count, 10 crossings of the Hudson.