In “Hidden Track: Stories from BART,” the aptly named Bart Wright, a designer and mapping expert who has been helping revamp the BART map over the last two decades, regales listeners with the story of the iconic image. (Photo courtesy of BART)

Any cartography nerds or train fans who might be interested in the history of the BART system map are in luck.

A podcast posted on the BART website on July 11 delves into the inception and evolution of the transit agency’s map, touching on the original design, its 1990s-era changes and the current iteration that adorns trains and stations throughout the Bay Area.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.