Comments on: Montreal Frequent Service Map – Update

By: Cody Griffin

Cody Griffin — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:50:56 +0000

The pdf is the original, not the newly-created one. Also, do you have an svg version of the new one too? It looks great!

By: simval

simval — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 04:07:57 +0000

Thank you a lot for this, it helps to make sense out of the STM’s awfully confusing network. I must admit I leaves me completely flabbergasted that the STM can spend 200 millions on technological upgrades that most users will not likely use or notice, but they can’t be bothered to hire someone to make readable, sensible maps of their network like you just did… For free. It seems to me that the basic minimum to attract riders is to have a dependable system that is easy to understand, yet that is the one thing they don’t seem to care about delivering.

By: Peter Laws

Peter Laws — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:32:49 +0000

Expanded the WI which no longer has as much 10minmax service! 🙂 Would be fun if you could mouse over the various lines to see their ridership data. Lines like the 18 Beaubien and the 121 Cote Vertu are … amazing.

By: Ant6n

Ant6n — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:56:16 +0000

Mmmh. You make good points. I guess should re-consider adding it. But it may be difficult to put it in — so far all the buses have STM fares, except the commuter rail and the 747 bus. So the 45 would have to be listed separatedly somehow. And the space is constraint as well, one letter sized page. I’ll think about it.

By: Mathieu

Mathieu — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:38:44 +0000

Well, it isn’t that different than the 470 except that it’s operated by the RTL (which is difficult to show on the map, I admit it). It connects mainly to a parking and transfert point, but there’s also a big shopping center just across the street (Mail Champlain). and as a main terminus on the South Shore, it serves as much more than a simple transfer point. People meet there to catch Allo-stop, go drink at the Scratch, etc. It has also been there and frequent since at least 15 years (my recollection).

If you’re to consider that network from a metropolitan perspective, there’s no reason to include the 470 and not the 45. And as we learned, it’s going to become a LRT soon and, at that point, it will virtually be a metro line.

By: ant6n

ant6n — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:08:37 +0000

I have thought about it. It does fit the 10 minute standard. But it’s the only line by the STL (i.e. different fares). Also, it’s only a shuttle that mostly connects to other buses, and not final destinations that people may want to reach (well, I guess there’s a parking lot). It would complicate the map without adding all that much. What would be your argument for adding it?

By: Mathieu

Mathieu — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:42:28 +0000

Have you thought about adding the 45 to Brossard on the map?

By: S GagnÃ©

Excellent work.
Your map reflects perfectly the idea behind the 10max network.
SG