Sunday, March 14, 2021

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..






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