Chapter+2+Urban+Wayfinding

Names: Brittney O'Brien, Sean Kydd, Jonathan Stalnecker

no because it sacrifices reality for simplicity. proportions are off so the tube maps are not to scale.on the other hand, they are very easy to read, moreso than an aerial photo, which would have too much detail. intersections and closed squares street corners subway sattions and other transportation hubs that server as points of reference, transition and destination. its difficult in paris compared to boston do to the fact that the buildings often lack numerical markers and when they do there is no concern for legibility. along with few street signs have illumination during the darker hours of the day and night. boston also has its down sides such as the streets are narrow and windy along with the road would also change names every few blocks. it means to change or mark the enviroment to suggest a path or trail. Example: cutting blazes on trees.
 * Is the London Tube map a realistic map of the city?
 * Why or why not?
 * What, according to Lynch (p. 27) are “nodes?”
 * Compare and contrast navigating and legibility in Paris versus Boston.
 * What does the term “hack the environment” mean according to Morville? (in your own words)