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fourbritisheyesonly: lord-kitschener: bradfordp: inlikewiththecity: North American Mass Transit Systems on the same scale I find it weird that this map includes the Canada Line in Vancouver which opened in 2009 but not Link Light Rail in Seattle which opened a month before the Canada Line or the MAX Green Line in Portland which opened a month after the Canada Line.  Hey there’s St. Louis’s tiny system!  Every attempt at expanding it is defeated by suburban voters who are convinced that brown people “Urban Youths” will use the metro to go burglarize suburban homes.  Because someone hauling a stolen TV on the metrolink would not be noticed at all.  AWWWW YEAH TRIMET I SEE YOU UP THERE I just love Portland’s transit system ok Boston orange line represent!

fourbritisheyesonly:

lord-kitschener:

bradfordp:

inlikewiththecity:

North American Mass Transit Systems on the same scale

I find it weird that this map includes the Canada Line in Vancouver which opened in 2009 but not Link Light Rail in Seattle which opened a month before the Canada Line or the MAX Green Line in Portland which opened a month after the Canada Line. 

Hey there’s St. Louis’s tiny system! 

Every attempt at expanding it is defeated by suburban voters who are convinced that brown people “Urban Youths” will use the metro to go burglarize suburban homes. 

Because someone hauling a stolen TV on the metrolink would not be noticed at all. 

AWWWW YEAH TRIMET I SEE YOU UP THERE


I just love Portland’s transit system ok

Boston orange line represent!

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    This is really neat - transit fascinates me. I have been to all the Canadian ones on this map but find they lack the...
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    Why isn’t there one that connects us all?
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    This is an EXCELLENT example of Information Design.
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    Detroit, represent!
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    Oh look there’s Cincinnati- wait
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    Boston orange line represent!
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    AWWWW YEAH TRIMET I SEE YOU UP THERE I just love Portland’s transit system ok
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    GOD DAMNIT CALGARY. I NEED MOAR TRAINS.
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