Behind the Scenes of the Washington Post’s Six Maps

Remember the Washington Post’s six maps of America’s infrastructure from earlier this month? Post graphics reporter Tim Meko takes us behind the scenes, discussing the design inspirations, data sources, and methodology behind the maps.

Previously: ‘The Massive Scope of America’s Infrastructure’.

Author: Jonathan Crowe

Jonathan Crowe blogs about maps at The Map Room. His essays and reviews have been published by AE, Calafia, The New York Review of Science Fiction, the Ottawa Citizen, Strange Horizons and Tor.com. He lives in Shawville, Quebec.