This definitely helps demonstrate the different densities of New York City and Chicago. The MTA serves over 5 million weekday rides in a city of over 8 million, while the CTA serves over 750,000 weekday rides in a city of over 2.6 million. We have fewer lines and fewer stations, but they reach further away.
CTA lines superimposed over NYC.
MTA lines superimposed over Chicago.
(via titularhumour)
