Stay tuned next week for an opportunity to vote on the map you liked the most and for updates on the future of #TransitMapTuesday and our ongoing Wayfinding Project. Stockholm was the first city we studied and we thought it appropriate to close this part of the series with the one that started it all! The maps that have been shared through #TransitMapTuesday were made over the summer as part of an applied study of how transit agencies around the world name and display their rail transit services. Imagine if SEPTA used numbers like this to help passengers navigate its complex network: The Norristown High Speed Line would be able to retain its name but nobody would have to say it anymore! This numbering system allows all SL services to feel like a cohesive family while maintaining a clear identity for each mode. Nowadays, rail lines have secondary names based on color and geography: the SL's seven (7) subways are grouped into the Red, Green, and Blue Lines and the SL's eight (8) suburban light rail lines are grouped into five named railways (e.g. Until 2015, rail services were given letter prefixes to differentiate them from buses and ferries but that's not as common anymore. The actual number tells you not only where the line goes but what type of service it is: single digits are downtown trolleys and enhanced buses the teens are subways the 80s are ferries etc. Stockholm's public transit provider, SL, numbers all of its routes - be they local bus, enhanced bus (like SEPTA's Boulevard Direct Bus), surface trolley, subway, suburban light rail, commuter rail, or ferry. Our final map! Week 10 takes us to Stockholm! Welcome to #TransitMapTuesday! Every Tuesday - beginning Tuesday, Septemwe update this blog with the latest iteration of the map. Over the next few weeks we’ll be posting fantasy versions of the SEPTA transit map inspired by our peers. Did you know that SEPTA is redesigning its rail transit wayfinding system to make it easier to navigate for all types of users?Įverything’s on the table - including maps.Īnd what better way to start brainstorming than looking at some of the world’s best transit map styles through a SEPTA lens.
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