How Subway Networks Evolve
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 17:00
in Mathematics & Economics
No two subway systems have the same design. New York City’s haphazard rails differ markedly from the highly organized Moscow Metro (above), or the tangled spaghetti of Tokyo ’s subway network. Each system’s design is the result of many factors, including local geography, the city’s layout and traffic distribution, politics, culture and urban planning. [More]
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