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Global Transit: How does your city measure up?
Hayley Richardson | Mon, Nov 5th, 2007 | Category: Reviews | Tags: hayley richardson, kevin lynch, mark ovendon, kuala lumpur, global transit, transit maps of the world, image of the city | 1
Since 2007 has unofficially become the year of mass transit, with cities like Seattle, Austin and Beijing whispering of their plans for subway systems, its only fitting that Penguin would publish, Transit Maps of the World: the World’s First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth.
This guide includes historic and up-to-date maps of over a hundred stations around the globe, accompanied with blurbs written by a rail-loving Brit named Mark Ovendon. It’s also sprinkled with pictures…
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