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@Joe:
I don't disagree that the map could be better, and in fact I think it should be better, but I don't know that I'd describe it as "deceptive."

As I pointed out, Metro struggled with this. After all, you will be able to catch the Yellow Line at Columbia Heights at all times. Just not every Yellow train will stop there.

Think about it this way. Only half of all Red Line trains go to Glenmont (the other half stop at Silver Spring). That's not shown on the map (I think it should be). Should the section of the map from Silver Spring to Glenmont be dashed?

In some ways, this is a Gordian Knot.

In the past, I suggested doing more to call out the terminal stations by putting them in a colored box (like Montreal does). In my submission in the map contest, I even pulled out a "spur" to indicate the station's role as a terminal.

How would you show the Yellow Line between Mount Vernon Square and Greenbelt?

by Matt Johnson on Jun 12, 2012 12:59 am • link • report