Gallery: 13 Fake Public Transit Systems We Wish Existed

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    Illustrations by Jake Coolidge
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    Cartographer [Jake Coolidge](http://www.jakecoolidgecartography.com/)'s take on a full-scale Bay Area rapid transit would greatly increase mobility in the region.
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    Illustrations by Nick Andert
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    Look at all those subway stops! No, it's not NYC. This is what L.A. could look like, according to Nick Andert. [Click to see the full system](http://stag4.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2014/01/2040-LA-Metro.jpeg).
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    Illustrations by Andrew Lynch
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    Details of the [striking NYC subway map](http://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2013/09/futurenycsubway-v3/) by Andrew Lynch.
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    Illustrations by Jackson Woods
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    The only major U.S. city without a rail transit system, Detroit gets a fantasy subway from Jackson Woods. [Check out the full map here](http://stag4.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2014/01/DetroitMetro20.png).
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    Illustrations by Elvin Wong
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    A map by Elvin Wong would extend several Boston lines and create State Street Common, a hub made from four stations in downtown Boston. [See the full imaginary system map here](http://stag4.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2014/01/boston-2.png).
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    Illustrations by Cameron Booth
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    The U.S. numbered highways are reimagined here as a connecting transit system [by Cameron Booth](http://www.flickr.com/photos/senexprime/6529113417/sizes/o/).
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    Illustrations by Project Connect
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    [Project Connect](http://projectconnect.com/) seeks to integrate the Austin/San Antonio region with transit. [See the full map here.](http://transitmaps.tumblr.com/post/54053958590/future-austin)
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    Illustrations by Freshwater Railway
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    The imaginative [Freshwater Rail website](http://www.fwrail.org/fwinfo/sm_rail.pdf) provides detailed train and bus schedules for southeast Michigan.
  • Before its citizens voted down a ballot measure Cincinnati could have had a transit network that looked like this.
    Illustrations by Michael Tyznik
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    Before its citizens voted down a ballot measure, Cincinnati could have had a transit network [that looked like this](http://www.tyznik.com/cincinnati/).
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    Illustrations by Michael Tyznik
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    Michael Tyznik offers a vision for [light rail in Columbus](http://www.tyznik.com/columbustransit/).
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    Illustrations by Elvin Wong
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    Elvin Wong takes some creative liberties here but presents [transit connections between San Jose and major cities in Silicon Valley](http://my.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/18hyww/a_fantasy_map_of_a_san_jose_future_metro_system/).
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    Illustrations by Yonah Freemark
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    A slightly different take on expanding Bay Area transit comes from Yonah Freemark, [who envisions a heavy rail line](http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2010/01/06/crossing-the-bay-again-but-not-necessarily-with-bart/) running through the western East Bay that connects through the Transbay Terminal and then northern San Francisco.
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    Illustrations by Craighton Berman
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    Though the L serves many parts of Chicago, it could always be improved, such as with [this fantasy transit take](http://www.gapersblock.com/detour/a_cta_map_for_2055/#.Uubz6mTTky4) from Craighton Berman.
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