Re: Driven By Customer 'Service' Parte Dos
The lines chosen were those with the highest ridership (and thus the best service).
While that part of town may have a huge number of buses....none of them are as busy as the ones shown.
It makes sense to show the service that is most popular, because that means it's the most useful. You cant show everything, because then the map becomes unreadable (go check out the system maps found in most bus shelters)
If I lived in Roslindale I'd feel a bit slighted by this map. A huge number of bus routes run from Forest Hills to Rozzie Square (where they then branch out in many directions), but they are not shown here at all. Roslindale also has a commuter rail stop (or maybe two, depending on where you think the Rozzie/Westie line is).
Also notably missing is the 31 bus from Forest Hills to Mattapan, a pretty important crosstown link.
The lines chosen were those with the highest ridership (and thus the best service).
While that part of town may have a huge number of buses....none of them are as busy as the ones shown.
It makes sense to show the service that is most popular, because that means it's the most useful. You cant show everything, because then the map becomes unreadable (go check out the system maps found in most bus shelters)