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What if Petroskoi, Karjala, had better public transport?

Karjala (Karelia) is a northern Russian region bordering Finland. Its capital, Petroskoi (Petrozavodsk) has a population of about 250,000, but its current public transportation system leaves much to be desired. There are two modes of transportation available: small, uncomfortable privately-owned buses (marshrutkas) and some trolleybuses. Historically, there were passenger boat lines across the bay, but these have been long closed for good, as has the city's old airport. This project was inspired by this transit map for Bergen, Norway, a city similar to Petroskoi in both population size and geographic location: https://www.skyss.no/globalassets/reise/linjekart/bergenhovedlinjer-2022-04-19.pdf

My goal was to explore two ideas:

• What if the city had retained its Karelian heritage?
• What if it had a better public transportation system?

Translation:

• (top) Piälinjat — Key lines
• (top left) Petroskoin kuletuš — Petroskoi Transport
• (top right) joka päivä — daily
• (bottom left)
  • Vaihto kaupunkienvälini-... — Change to long-distance ...
  • ... junat / venehi / lentot — ... trains / boats / planes
• (bottom right)
  • tramvait / autobuššit / šähköjunat / venehi — trams / buses / suburban electric trains / boats
  • lipunvyöhykehi — fare zones

Dictionary used for translation: https://avtor.karelia.ru/elbibl/slovari/russko-karelsky_slovar/356/index.html