![]() Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of6 A person waits for the M-Ocean View bus line outside West Portal Station on Friday, July 24, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. The measures include fewer runs, but longer trains in an attempt for physical distancing between passengers. According to the SFMTA, none of the Muni Metro lines are being eliminated and the changes are temporary emergency measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Muni is reopening its Muni Metro Light Rail in August. The legend for the new map shows how line thickness is used to indicate frequency.1 of6 Muni Metro Light Rail that�s not in service departs the West Portal Station on Friday, July 24, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. In this way, the new map communicates dramatically more information than the old one. Different font sizes and colors differentiate major streets like Divisadero from smaller ones. ![]() A darker and thicker blue line indicates a more frequent route (like the 22), while red lines mark Muni light rail (like the N-Judah). Now, line thickness and color are used to indicate how often a bus or train arrives. On the old map, there was no telling if the 2 or the 38 was more important. The map’s big move is to visually communicate one of the most important aspects of transit service for users: transit frequency. This enhances the map’s usefulness for pedestrians, not just transit riders. On the new map, landmark names were taken off, but because San Francisco has such a small footprint, it was still possible to name every street - something that would not be feasible for New York or London. Primus explains that the map incorporates “a bit of Japanese design, a bit of Mark Twain.”Īn overriding goal was to say more with less. They began by combing through more than 300 maps from around the world for inspiration and ideas. Back then, the map-obsessed pair looked to simple design principles to guide the arduous evolution of an established and decades-old document. Primus, a transit planner, and Wiggins, a cartographer, had bonded over mutual frustration with the old Muni map while they were both working for Nelson Nygaard and decided to tackle a redesign as a pro bono project. First exhibited at SPUR in 2014 as part of our exhibition Urban Cartography, the new map, created by Jay Primus and David Wiggins, makes the complex web of San Francisco’s 82 municipal transit lines far easier to use and understand. The paper map will appear in a bus shelter near you by the end of the month. This month, Muni Forward will introduce a new transit map designed to give riders more information at a glance. These efforts include: route changes and service improvements (like transit-only red lanes), improved frequency and reliability on the core routes that serve nearly 70 percent of all riders, an updated fleet of transit vehicles, improved safety and accessibility in line with San Francisco’s Vision Zero goals, technology to integrate transit with traffic signals and bring real-time information to riders and, last but not least, a new map for Muni. Muni Forward brings together in one place a long list of projects to achieve this vision. With Muni Forward, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA ) has been actively working to create a safer and more reliable experience both on and off transit.
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