Tanager George (Cities Illustrated)
Urbanism/cartography creator mapping and analyzing metro networks, airports, and city form with a transit-and-streets lens.
Downtown LA: One of the Nation’s Most Transit‑Rich Areas
Here's Downtown LA! I'm not set on service labels and station naming conventions for this super dense area so don't mind the lack of those in this post. Each orange line represents one (or in most cases more) frequent bus services. That and two metro and two LRT lines plus nearby union station is why I don't hesitate to say that downtown LA is definitely one of the most transit oriented urban areas in the United States.
Spirit Airlines' Bankruptcy Ends Era of Ultra‑cheap Flights
They don't realize it but they have just created ten thousand spirit airlines. Yesterday, Spirit airlines cancelled all future flights and moved into the next phase of it's second bankruptcy - after last minute efforts to salvage the budget airline...
Downtown Burbank’s Growing Transit Hub: BRT & High‑Speed Rail
Downtown Burbank. A section of a larger map of most LA. Coming soonish. This section shows downtown Burbank's variety of transit connections. The orange lines are frequent bus, the lime green line is a BRT route that will connect North...
Marina Del Rey: North America’s Largest Small‑Craft Harbor
Marina del Rey, located between Santa Monica and LAX. The largest small craft harbor in North America with space for over 5000 boats. It was also built as a federal project authorized by Eisenhower.
Too Many Stops Undermined Pacific Electric’s Success
Culver City transit past and present. For the Pacific Electric Railroad layer I will not label individual services or stops as there are literally like 50 stops on the PE DTLA to Hollywood line alone. In fact It seems like the...
K Line Extension Expands West Hollywood Transit Coverage
Larger section of the newly approved K Line extension (in pink) The new line will make a detour to cover more of West Hollywood. Orange layer represents frequent bus lines. WaitLAalreadyHasGoodPublicTransit?AlwaysHas.jpg
Venice Thrives without Roads, Using Boats and Footpaths
Not announcing any new projects. Just drawing a lot of car infrastructure with the LA map so today I felt like working on something that was the total opposite. Venice, Italy has almost no public roadways on its main archipelago....
Hollywood Gets New K Line Extension and Bowl Station
Section of the LA map showing downtown Hollywood. The existing B line heavy rail subway runs through here and the recently approved K line extension will connect and terminate here in Hollywood. There will also apparently be a new station...
LA Metro D Line Extension Opens May, Adds Wilshire Stop
LA - Section showing Central LA around the Wilshire and Fairfax intersection. The LA Metro D line extension (phase 1, in purple) will be opening in May. It will be the first new California passenger heavy rail opening since BARTs...
Free Getty Center Views and Its Unique Otis Tram
The Getty Center and areas around the 405 and Sepulveda Pass in LA. The Getty Center is a Museum/civic complex. It's free and has some nice city views from its hilltop location. If you are ever in LA, visiting here...
Future Sepulveda Corridor Could Link Expo Station to LAX
Expo and Sepulveda station on the LA Metro E light rail. Could eventually become a transfer station with a connection to the yet to be formally named Sepulveda Corridor heavy rail subway. This section shown here is yet to be approved....
LA Metro D Line Section 3 Under Construction, Final Phase
These 2 slides show the extent of section 3 of the LA Metro D line subway extension. The section begins after Century City station and is the last planned extension at this time. The section is currently under construction. A...
Century City: California’s Tallest Building Gets Subway Link
Section of west LA showing the Century City neighborhood. Outside of SF and DTLA, Century City has the tallest building in California. It will soon have its own subway station on the D (purple) line. The red skyscraper in the...
Future‑Proofed LAX Map Highlights New Terminals 9, 0, APM
LAX airport in Los Angeles CA. One of the busiest as well as one of the most internationaly connected airports in the USA I like to future proof my maps so this version shows the airport with several projects completed...