the connected states of america

this is what the usa looks like if it was drawn based on who talks to whom.

from the Connected States of America project at MIT.
check it out for more ways to map.

via Good

rates of travel

and today? … oh, about five and a half hours from NYC to LA

from railroads and the making of modern america

Mapnificent

a great use of google maps! this app shows you all the places you can get to in X amount of time, rather than how long it takes to get to one place, all with public transit

via people and place

clever cartography

by Tor Weeks

take that, lower 48!

via colossal