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There are many Metros on the planet-- the Metro in question in recent posts is that of metropolitan Washington DC, which includes parts of the states of Maryland and Virginia, along with an American colony, one of many, known as the District of Columbia. The metro map is look overdue for a re-design, given matters like: (1) in its first iterations, the map didn't include the Potomac and Anacostia rivers, which are major features of the landscape, besides which the Potomac's western shore is the boundary between the states of Maryland and Virginia. The present maps do have thin stylized celestial blue blobby lines, but these do not say "river" very strongly. (2) All iterations of the Metro maps thus far have failed to convey any element of the system of street-level roads, or any element of street-level public transit which is part of the very same Metro system, actually, or freeways like the Beltway loops around the Capital, or just about anything else in fact in the entire urban/suburban landscape. The Washington Metro map is in fact one of the worst designed transit maps on this planet. Possibly other planets as well. _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
