James Farrar wrote:
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:59:02 -0500, David of Broadway
wrote:

Then again, London's bus maps aren't designed to make it easy to trace a
route, which is the style I'm used to:
http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/manbus.pdf

I'm not sure if that style is genuinely easier to read or if I just find
it easier to read because I'm accustomed to it. Has it ever been
attempted for London?

I'm not convinced it would work; London is a somewhat less organised
city than NYC (especially north of 14th Street)!

You want disorganized? Maybe I should have linked to Brooklyn instead
of Manhattan:
http://www.mta.info/nyct/maps/busbkln.pdf

It seems like there's a basic difference in how bus routes are planned
in the two cities. In New York, they're largely planned to run along a
series of streets, and in the process they happen to run past a series
of origins and destinations. In London, it appears as though they're
largely planned to run past a series of origins and destinations, and in
the process they happen to run along a series of streets. I'm sure
there are numerous exceptions in both cities, but the basic approach may
set the tone for the style of map.
--
David of Broadway
New York, NY, USA