Comment by jinushaun

I prefer the old map and I would argue it’s better. The old geographically accurate map is better for tourists, but the streamlined map is easier for locals to read.

IMO, locals don’t really look at transit maps since they have them memorized and only travel the same few lines regularly.

It’s tourists that are unfamiliar with the lines that need to read these maps. They also want to know the distance between stations.

So it becomes the question: who is the transit map made for?