By the way, I am deeply in love with this DC Metro map that uses Google to show actual streets (not theoretical station locations) and can zoom in and out, etc. And I don’t want to leave out the very helpful Station Masters Online, which I have been using for years.
And in case you’re wondering, DC is fine. Since my new employer doesn’t put me up in hotels like a rock star, I am staying with my wonderful friend Rickie and commuting on the Metro like everyone else. I really enjoy my little part-time life as a metropolitan city dweller, but also I love that I get to go back to my cozy home after a few days of it each month.
Also… this map loving wouldn’t be complete without linking to DCist’s gorgeous Google version of the Metro, and the “geographically accurate” map of the London Tube (whose non-geograpphically-accurate map has become an icon of functional art).
Hey Ruby:
Congratulations on the new job! Welcome to DC and the two-city life.
map24.com integrates metro stations and some other transit options into its street maps. Nice when you’re travelling and don’t want to track down a Google mash-up.
Useful until Google rolls out its transit project beyond Portland.
Subways are the absolute best. In the case of Atlanta, I don’t know what to call it, as it’s mainly elevated, at least on the line I use. But I do feel very metropolitan!