Setting things up
Aria Donn

Semi-realistic fantasy transit map for Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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created 83 weeks ago
updated 13 weeks ago
The concept for my system design is that the main stroads in the city, McFarland and 15th, are candidates for BRT. (Skyland is also technically a stroad but it's rather isolated and with low density, so I don't think BRT makes sense here.) The Trolley rectifies the sin of them calling buses that are just painted in trolley livery a "trolley" system and runs along the main downtown arterials, providing good connectivity between the UA campus, downtown T-town and the Amtrak station at Greensboro/Hargrove. Bus routes assume substantially better frequency than there is now (currently 1 hour!) to make efficient transfers possible, ideally 15 minutes or less. Some destinations are axed in order to more efficiently serve others. Northport is now served by 3 routes (currently 0), including a bus to the local airport. Some decent portion of this map's overall design choices are inspired by the destinations I found wanting when poring over bus schedules while living here, culminating in my rational decision to drive almost everywhere.
Branch History
  1. MetroDreamin' by Aria Donn
  2. Built from scratch

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Score
0
Ridership
19.8M
Cost
$ 736M
Stations
162
Lines
9
Modes
3
Length
127 km
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Semi-realistic fantasy transit map for Tuscaloosa, Alabama by
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updated at 2026-01-16T05:26:10.377Z
The concept for my system design is that the main stroads in the city, McFarland and 15th, are candidates for BRT. (Skyland is also technically a stroad but it's rather isolated and with low density, so I don't think BRT makes sense here.) The Trolley rectifies the sin of them calling buses that are just painted in trolley livery a "trolley" system and runs along the main downtown arterials, providing good connectivity between the UA campus, downtown T-town and the Amtrak station at Greensboro/Hargrove. Bus routes assume substantially better frequency than there is now (currently 1 hour!) to make efficient transfers possible, ideally 15 minutes or less. Some destinations are axed in order to more efficiently serve others. Northport is now served by 3 routes (currently 0), including a bus to the local airport. Some decent portion of this map's overall design choices are inspired by the destinations I found wanting when poring over bus schedules while living here, culminating in my rational decision to drive almost everywhere.
Map type: local | Total track length: 79 miles | Center coordinate: 33.2024, -87.5464 | * Tuscaloosa Trolley: (Tram, 11 stations) Paul W Bryant Dr E - DCH Hospital, University-2nd Coleman Coliseum, Hackberry Lane, Colonial Drive - Quad/Stadium, University-Campus Dr - The Strip, University-Queen City, University-Almon, Greensboro-University Blvd Downtown, Greensboro-10th, Greensboro-15th, Greensboro-Hargrove - Amtrak * Blue Line: (Bus rapid transit, 13 stations) University Blvd-Old Bham Hwy, 15th-Loop, 15th St-26th Av, 15th-Kicker, 15th-McFarland - University Mall A, Lake-15th, 15th-Hackberry, 15th St-10th Ave, 15th St-12th Ave, Queen City-15th, Greensboro-15th, Fosters Ferry-Stillman, Stillman College * 06: (Local bus, 26 stations) Lurleen B Wallace-McFarland, 20th Avenue, 20th Avenue, Lurleen B Wallace-20th, 20th Avenue, Main-Park, Main-5th - Kentuck Art Center, Greensboro-University Blvd Downtown, 8th Street, Greensboro-10th, Greensboro Avenue, Greensboro-15th, Greensboro-Hargrove - Amtrak, 26th Street, Harmon Park, Greensboro-University Ln, Greensboro-Skyland, Skyland-Overhill, Skyland-McFarland, Skyland-Andrews - Walmart, Skyland-18th, Skyland-Cypress Creek, Skyland-Palisades, Skyland-Hargrove, Skyland-Woodland Hills, Cottondale * Yellow Line: (Bus rapid transit, 18 stations) Skyland-Hargrove, Skyland-Palisades, Skyland-Cypress Creek, Skyland-18th, Skyland-Andrews - Walmart, Skyland-McFarland, McFarland-37th, McFarland-Hargrove - Snow Hinton, McFarland - University Mall B, 15th-McFarland - University Mall A, McFarland Boulevard East, McFarland-Rice Mine, McFarland-Academy, McFarland-MLK Jr, McFarland-Hunter Creek, Lurleen B Wallace-McFarland, McFarland-Main, McFarland-Harper - Walmart * 01: (Local bus, 41 stations) Cottondale, University Blvd-Old Bham Hwy, Brookhill Road, The Knoll, 34th Avenue East, University Boulevard East, 26th Avenue East, 8 1/2 Street East, University-Hellen Keller - Bryce Hospital, Paul W Bryant Dr E - DCH Hospital, Dr. Edward Hillard Drive, Jackson Avenue, Paul W Bryant Drive, 10th Alley, 10th Alley, Paul W Bryant Drive - Bryant-Denny Stadium, Paul W Bryant-Frank Thomas, Gene Stallings Avenue, 16th Avenue, 20th Avenue, 10th Street, Greensboro-10th, Stillman Boulevard, Lurleen B Wallace Boulevard North, Nick's Kids Avenue, 7th Street, Cherokee Avenue, Fosters Ferry-Stillman, Short 17th Street, 36th Avenue, 18th Place, MLK Jr-25th, 29th Street, MLK Jr-Beck - Shelton State Fredd, Investigator Dornell Cousette Street, Harmon Park, Station Name, Hargrove Road, 15th St-10th Ave, 12th Street, Paul W Bryant Drive - Bryant-Denny Stadium * 02: (Local bus, 30 stations) Skyland-Hargrove, 37th Street East, Hargrove Road, Bowers Park Drive, 27th Street East, 12th Avenue East, McFarland-Hargrove - Snow Hinton, Hargrove Road East, Wood Manor, Hargrove Road, 19th Alley, Greensboro-Hargrove - Amtrak, Queen City-15th, 13th Street, 12th Street, 20th Avenue, 20th Avenue, 8th Street, University-Almon, 22nd Avenue, Greensboro-University Blvd Downtown, Main-5th - Kentuck Art Center, Main-Park, Johnson Circle, Main Avenue, 34th Avenue, McFarland-Main, Springfield Avenue, McFarland-Harper - Walmart, Airport * 03: (Local bus, 52 stations) Nick's Kids Avenue, Nick's Kids Avenue, Stillman Boulevard, Nick's Kids Avenue, Short 16th Street, Short 17th Street, Short 20th Street, Station Name, Jemison Avenue, Hickory Street, 29th Street, 36th Avenue, Fosters Ferry Road, Fosters Ferry Road, Fosters Ferry Road, 31st Street, Sanders Ferry Road, Sanders Ferry Road, 42nd Avenue, Stillman College, Fosters Ferry-Stillman, Cherokee Avenue, 7th Street, Nick's Kids Avenue, University Boulevard, Greensboro-University Blvd Downtown, Riverfront - Amphitheatre, Almon Avenue, Tuscaloosa Riverwalk, Guildswood, Tuscaloosa Riverwalk, Jack Warner - Riverview, Helen Keller Boulevard, Jack Warner Parkway Northeast, 36th Avenue Northeast, 19th Street Northeast, 40th Avenue Northeast, Alabama Avenue Northeast, Station Name, Station Name, Iris Drive, 3rd Place Northeast, Station Name, 7th Street East, The Knoll, 34th Avenue East, University Boulevard East, 26th Avenue East, 25th Avenue East, Station Name, 25th Avenue Northeast, Jack Warner Parkway Northeast * 04: (Local bus, 18 stations) Riverfront - Amphitheatre, Greensboro-University Blvd Downtown, 8th Street, Greensboro-10th, Greensboro Avenue, Greensboro-15th, Greensboro-Hargrove - Amtrak, 19th Alley, 12th Avenue, 15th St-12th Ave, 12th Avenue, 12th Avenue, Paul W Bryant-Frank Thomas, 8th Street - Stadium, University-Campus Dr - The Strip, Campus Drive West, McCorvey Drive, Tuscaloosa Riverwalk * 05: (Local bus, 27 stations) Fire College Drive, Mae Hinton Boulevard, Station Name, Old Greensboro Road, Skyland Boulevard, Greensboro-Skyland, Skyland-Overhill, Skyland-McFarland, McFarland-37th, McFarland-Oakhill, McFarland-Hargrove - Snow Hinton, Hargrove Road East, Wood Manor, 18th Street, 15th-Hackberry, 12th Street, 10th Alley, Hackberry Lane, Smithwood Drive, Hackberry Lane, McCorvey Drive, Tuscaloosa Riverwalk, Guildswood, Tuscaloosa Riverwalk, Almon Avenue, Riverfront - Amphitheatre, Greensboro-University Blvd Downtown
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