Pop quiz: Can you recognize a major city based on an outline map?
Gretchen Peterson's City Maps: A Coloring Book for Adults provides maps of 44 major cities around the world for plannerds to color in to their heart's content.
But first things first: Can you identify those blank maps?
The Guardian challenges you to try with ten (pre-colored) images from the book, which is based on data from OpenStreetMap. The maps are pretty bare-bones—but a few iconic layouts are still instantly recognizable. Reward yourself with some coloring time for every guess you get right.
Read the full story: Quiz: can you identify the city from the blank street map?
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Pop Quiz: Name the City Based on its Cycle Lane Icon
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Chicago breaks ground on $3 billion megadevelopment
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California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO resigns after $600,000 scandal
Under Ian Choudri, the authority used taxpayer dollars to fund first class flights and trips to nightclubs.
Want to study the Missouri River? Soon, you may need unanimous approval from 10 states
Legislation would require 10 governors’ permission to study or build projects moving water outside the basin.
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