The Best Maps of 2013
GIS Lounge is back with its list of the "most interesting and best" maps of the year. This year's honorees make traffic flows come to life, track global bike share inventory, and visualize regional differences in American speech.
"Everyone loves a great map. Maps engage readers and help them discover something they wouldn’t otherwise have learned about the world," writes Caitlin Dempsey. "While there are many fantastic maps (both static and interactive) that are produced every year, those listed here produced the most public reaction and seemed to resonate most strongly with people."
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Published on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 in
- Where Vacant Properties Are Still Increasing in Number
- Pop Quiz: Can You Match the Metro Logo to its City?
- After Meteoric Rise, Toronto Housing Prices Coming Down Fast
- Major Development Slows to a Snail's Pace in San Francisco
- Two Skyscrapers Will Finally Rise Above the Failed Location of the Chicago Spire
- Flixbus Ready for Inter-City Service in the USA
- Chicago Puts Thousands of Vacant Lots on the Market for $1
- L.A.'s Anti-Density Advocate Still Hopes to Make Planners 'Uncomfortable'
- Kaiser Permanente to Fund Housing Efforts in Eight States
- California Getting Way More New Jobs Than New Housing
- The Emerging 'Surban' Real Estate Market
- Ridership on Commuter Rail to Portland Suburbs Falling Quickly
- Environmental Impact Study Builds the Case for Accessory Dwelling Units in Seattle
- New Orleans Already Rethinking its Short-Term Rental Regulations
- Tacoma Link Extension Wins $75 Million in Federal Funding
- Express Lanes on a Toll Road?
- Mapping the Rapid Loss of America's Agricultural Land
- Atlanta Has Big Transit Plans
- Ranking the Best U.S. Cities for Parks
- Obama Presidential Center Wins Key City Council Approval
