Fantasy T maps

[wolfinator]

Thanks for the commentary!

- I agree that this map makes us question our assumptions about our system. A lot of aspects are arbitrary at one point or another.

- When it comes to interlining, it does get pretty complicated. I agree it does feel pretty real as many North American Cities have heavy interlining. I don't know much about the exact logistics, but I hoped each colored line's "trunk" would have 6-minute headways. Meaning that all interlined stretches would be 3-minute headways and branches 12 minutes. Obviously, 12 minutes is not great, but it is also realistic to Boston's modern-day conditions. 3 minutes headways for the Orange Line, for example, which is interlined by the red, then immediately the green, might be too ambitious. I am curious to know how and if that would work.

-I could definitely see the Blue Line being built later. Right now, Boston is missing a radial line that is slightly offset and can, therefore, act orbital as well. The Blue Line aslo makes a transfer triangle between Kendall, Fenway/Longwood, and Downtown, three important job and cultural centers.

-Boston Center Station and New England Station are kind of the new North and South Stations here, and yes not convenient for every transfer.

-I think most neighborhoods get a better result in this system, and it is more balanced then what we have today.

-You are right about commons

Here are some zoomed-out looks.

 

[cooper]

Three words/terms that should never be pluralized are 'Boston Garden', 'Boston Common', and the word 'anyway'.

Anyway(z), Oustanding vision @wolfinator !! Very impressive

 

[omaja]

Lost my original file for my "in another universe" map from years and years ago, so decided to create a new version.

Here's how it started (2012-ish is when I would have worked on it):

And how it's going:

Taking an approach that's more like a combination of NYC (different services noted by distinct numbers/letters but sharing a same color based on a trunk route that is used) and Paris (overall color palette and network density).

 

[Riverside]

Great to see you again, @omaja! Your maps from ~10 (!) years ago have remained a source of inspiration (which I'm sure is visible in many of my ideas which have built on yours). The new map looks fantastic, I'm eager to see the rest!

More specifically, the map looks fantastic both aesthetically as well as conceptually. Your H rightfully draws attention to the 86, which does surprisingly good ridership down to Reservoir. Your T addresses one of the largest gaps in the system (one that we accept as a foregone conclusion can never be filled): Back Bay <> Kendall. I continue to appreciate your use of the Grand Junction as a trunk line with diverging branch lines (your original map being, I think, one of the earliest examples I remember seeing of "breaking up" the Urban Ring), and conceptually like the idea of running A and Arborway Line services into that trunk (although obviously IRL I think that would pose reliability challenges.) And is that a Kenmore Model for Roxbury-Dorchester running out of Nubian? (I feel like a bit of a hack linking my own work, but the phrase is useful!)

(And I like the idea of an NSRL bore that hits the Seaport!)