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Re:Maps that show time instead of space by markerz on Sunday March 24, 2024 @08:51PM (#39811930)
Interesting twist on what other people have done, namely show a heat-map of where you can go using public transit + walking within 5 min, 15 min, 30 min.

time2reach https://map.henryn.ca/San%20Francisco

NYC Subwaysheds https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36240264

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Re:Maps that show time instead of space by vincnetas on Monday March 25, 2024 @02:05AM (#39813180)
It's called Isochrone map

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isochrone_map

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Re:Maps that show time instead of space by vvolhejn on Monday March 25, 2024 @03:52AM (#39813653)
Yes! This is a less practical but more funky version of isochrone maps.
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