In the style of many others who have used the subway map concept to understand a certain subject, I now present the Milky Way Transit Authority, a map of our own galaxy in the style of a subway map. I need lots of feedback so please be unstinting in your criticism.
Category Archives: Mass Transit
Frumination: a blog with lots of public transit info
Michael Frumin has a great blog, Frumination, chock full of information about public transportation, mainly the NYC Subway. There are graphs, maps, pictures, and much more, with lots of data and links to data. A few interesting posts: NYC Subway capacity analysis Urban GPS and congestion pricing Sources of NYC Traffic Data Enjoy playing.
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On the Nature of Commuting
The New Yorker has an article by Nick Paumgarten entitled There and Back Again all about commuting and why some people are willing to endure unreasonably long travel times. It focuses mainly on New York City and Atlanta, evidently a commuting Hell. As a bonus, the article also includes a brief etymology of the term [...]
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NYC Punster Subway Conductor
From 1973 until 1993, Harry Nugent provided entertainment in addition to information as a conductor for the New York Subway. The IHT had article an about his retirement, which included this witticism, which he used when the train was delayed: Someone once said that success is a journey and not a destination, and by that [...]
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