"Spider map" can demystify bus service
[B' Spokes: I really wish someone would do this for at least some key Baltimore locations.]
from Greater Greater Washington by Peter Dunn
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Image by the author. Click for full version (PDF).
Rather than attempt to communicate the entire route network, a spider map only shows the routes that serve stops within walking distance. Like London's famous Tube map, it also forgoes the geographic accuracy of a street map for a simplified diagram of connections and destinations. It answers the questions "where can I go from here?" and "what bus do I take to get there?" without adding unnecessary information.
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