Columbus tram-train system
After my previous study of a light-rail transit system for Columbus, Ohio, I realized that restricting the system to using only existing freight rail rights-of-way was not the best solution. Instead, I created a system that utilizes existing rail rights-of-way, but also incorporates new rights-of-way to bring the system into more heavily-populated areas. The light-rail system runs as a local streetcar on surface streets within suburbs, then runs an express route on an exclusive right-of-way (freight rail lines and freeways) towards downtown Columbus. The system is fleshed out further with several streetcar lines throughout the central Columbus neighborhoods and along main thoroughfares to the north.
The map for this project actually started as a project to release a free, updated version of Massimo Vignelli's landmark 1972 New York Subway Map. Unfortunately, after discussion with the MTA, copyright issues prevent me from releasing that finished map to the public. Instead, I took that energy and graphic style and it evolved into the map for this tram-train system.