{"id":5597,"date":"2024-04-10T19:24:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T00:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanshnookenraggen.com\/_index\/?p=5597"},"modified":"2024-05-29T14:58:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T19:58:31","slug":"complete-and-geographically-accurate-track-map-of-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanshnookenraggen.com\/_index\/2024\/04\/complete-and-geographically-accurate-track-map-of-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington DC: Complete and Geographically Accurate Track Map"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Complete and Geographically Accurate track map of Washington DC. Click for PDF <\/a>of the map.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The history of the Washington, DC Metro, run by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, is one of the more fascinating American urban tales. Like so many growing cities after World War II, a large-scale highway network was planned for the city. Unlike most other cities, much of this network was rejected in favor of a new metro system. DC, like San Francisco and Boston, chose to go another way and in doing so, created one of the best examples of metro design and architecture in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Washington DC Track Map is not only the WMATA system, but also shows the other rail lines that serve the nation’s capital. These include MARC and VRE commuter trains, Amtrak, current and former streetcar lines, the future Purple Line in the suburbs of Maryland, and even lesser known transit lines like the Capitol Subway<\/a> and AeroTrain<\/a> people movers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve made two new design choices with this map that slightly differ from my previous maps. First, there is a large inset map showing the Silver Line extension and Dulles Airport. This was done to save on space when the map is printed (no use is charging for empty paper!) Second are former streetcar lines in central DC. Because of the cramped space and the fact that much of the DC Metro was built directly below former streetcar lines, I’ve decided to put these lines on a lower level (two-dimensionally speaking) so not to obscure the active Metro lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DC Metro was designed as a hybrid system. In the central city, stops were spaced close together, while in the suburbs they were spaced further apart. Suburban stations often include large park-and-rides. While these were staples of post-War metro systems, they have fallen out of fashion today. DC is now going gangbusters with transit-oriented-development (TOD) around suburban stations. The Silver Line, the most recent extension to the system, was partially funded with bonds based off of future TOD growth. This should be an example other cities follow.<\/p>

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