In fact, don’t do this ever. Today’s bad chart comes from the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities. I saw it and could only shake my head and wonder why.
The Mayor’s Office version
Something more like this much more easily communicates the story.
My take on the data
Credit for the original piece goes to the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities.
Author: Brendan Barry
I am a graphic designer who focuses on information design. Most recently I worked for the Economic Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and prior to that I was Head of Design at Euromonitor International with my design team split between Chicago and London.
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