Re:Unofficial new Berlin rapid transit route map
by LeanderK on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @12:40PM
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I live in karlsruhe and the KVV there did a similiar change and after living with it for a few months I can say that it's a real improvement!
Re:Unofficial new Berlin rapid transit route map
by gmueckl on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @12:50PM
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The KVV map did not change its layout very much. It was mostly a pretty tame transition from sharp angles and straight lines to curves. Most stations didn't change their relative position much. I don't know if the new one is better. I only remember having to unlearn the layout of the old one for a while. Also, this map change was after a time when the routes were changed around several times to accommodate the new tunnels then under construction. So the old maps also had a lot of churn.
As somebody who has lived in Berlin since 11 years, whilst having studied the official transit map and the big BVG physical map of berlin for hours:
This is a really great improvement over the official one it gives me a relieved kind of pleasure to look at. I can really feel how all those expectations from the physical map finally find a home in the abstraction. Oddly satisfying!