Today Nathan Wessel is my hero

He is a total utter get off your ass and make the world a better place inspiration. Here’s why:

About this project

You can view the latest version of the map here.

One of the biggest challenges to using transit in Cincinnati is understanding it. The new rider is presented with a complicated fare structure, and a mess of schedules and route maps so overwhelming and disconnected that most people who have the choice just give up. It doesn’t have to be this way. Most other major cities have maps that are not only attractive but welcoming to new riders.

My map is laid out so that people who are new to riding the bus can quickly and easily see which line they need to take, how to take it, and most importantly how long they can expect to wait.

So here is where you come in! I am doing all the design work(with lot’s of your input of course), and now I need money to get the maps printed and distributed around the city. The goal is $1,200-enough to print 30,000 maps. I encourage you to go beyond this. The more we can print, the bigger the impact, and the lower the cost per map. For comparison, SORTA has about 60,000 daily riders and UC has 35,000 students.

The maps will be printed on durable paper and will fold into a 3.7″ square for convenient carrying. The back side of the map will display downtown stop locations and important notes on each route. The map is issued under a Creative Commons share-alike license meaning that anyone may freely distribute, modify, and reproduce it after the initial printing so that the project can live on.

Project location: Cincinnati, OH