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Hello,

Some of the area maps at your stations and on the website have incorrect north arrows. That’s a pretty serious cartographic error, and makes it harder to get oriented when you’re visiting a new neighborhood.

I have only looked at a couple stations (Downtown Berkeley and 12th Street Oakland), and they are both wrong. Just look here to see what I mean (Shattuck Avenue runs north-south in reality):

http://www.bart.gov/stations/dbrk/map.aspx

I am wondering if a) anyone is aware of the error, and (b) if there are plans to do anything about it?

Let me offer a simple remedy: print some stickers of a compass rose, and have someone with knowledge of geography stick them over the north arrows on the maps. This will probably be cheaper than re-printing the entire map.

Thank you,

Matt H