In the days before Google Maps, when AAA TripTiks and Thomas Guides ruled the planet…
Greg Miller has unearthed a video produced in the 1940s that shows mapmakers drafting road maps by hand in the 1940s. In the video, from the Prelinger Archive, mapmaking is portrayed as a "heroic endeavor," writes Miller.
FULL STORY: Vintage Video Explains How Road Maps Were Made in 1940
The Future of Mapping is Going Indoors
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Exploring the Mental Terrain of Ancient Mapmaking
A new exhibition on Greco-Roman mapmaking at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World in New York examines the relationship between geographic and metaphysical world views.
Maps: How Much of Your City is Parking?
The percentage of land dedicated to parking in the central districts of major U.S. cities ranges from 4 percent to as much as 42 percent.
Rethinking Redlining
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California High-Speed Rail's Plan to Right Itself
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US Senate Reverses California EV Mandate
The state planned to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035, a goal some carmakers deemed impossible to meet.
Trump Cuts Decimate Mapping Agency
The National Geodetic Survey maintains and updates critical spatial reference systems used extensively in both the public and private sectors.
Washington Passes First US ‘Shared Streets’ Law
Cities will be allowed to lower speed limits to 10 miles per hour and prioritize pedestrians on certain streets.
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