Wayfinding

Interested in directions from one stop on one to another in one of my fictional metro systems? Wondering how long it'd take you to get from Point A to Point B? Introducing wayfinding. This functionality lives in a macro-enabled spreadsheet in select maps (look for the Wayfinding tag). Select any two stations, and it will give you directions between them -- including transfers -- and calculate the total travel time. 

Movement assumptions:

• Trains move at 45 mph.
• Each station stop add 2 minutes to each travel segment.
• Each transfer adds a total of 8 minutes to the trip.

See below for an example from Madison, where travel from Ridgewood to the Fairgrounds takes 29 minutes and involves one transfer..

San Antonio

Texas's third-largest metro has existing no rapid transit. The current rail lines only skirt the outsides of the downtown area, so I've introduced a transit-way down Commerce St to connect the new commuter rail terminals. This new network provides access to the airport (via a shuttle) and the Amtrak station, with connections to El Paso, Dallas, and Houston. 

Lines

• Yellow (Transitway): 2 miles, 6 stations
• Brown: 36 miles, 19 stations
• Blue: 22 miles, 15 stations
• Magenta: 16 miles, 8 stations
• Green: 32 miles, 14 stations
  

Wayfinding available

Quad Cities

Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline in Illinois collectively make up the "Quad Cities" (yes, there are 5 cities). This proposed network of 4 lines connects them all, plus several outlying towns, including Clinton and Geneseo.

Lines:

• Blue: 47 miles, 13 stations
• Orange: 17 miles, 9 stations 
• Yellow: 29 miles, 13 stations
• Purple: 21 miles, 11 stations