10/16/2026
Time is running out for LightHouse for the Blind - San Francisco Bay Area's offer of free tactile transit station maps for people living or working in the Bay Area. See the details below, and don’t delay placing your order.
These maps provide a hands-on way to explore transit systems, understand station layouts, and build confidence navigating independently. Whether you are learning a new route, teaching orientation and mobility skills, or supporting a student or client, tactile maps can make a meaningful difference.
What’s Available
MAD Lab is currently offering tactile maps for several Bay Area transit systems.
• Caltrain: All stations from San Francisco, south to Diridon; system map.
• BART: All stations at street level, concourse level, and platform level; Salesforce Transit Center; System map with all lines on one page and each line on its own page.
• SFMTA Muni T Line Central Subway Stations: Chinatown-Rose Pak, Union Square/Market Street, Yerba Buena/Moscone, 4th/Brannan – all show street level, concourse level, platform level, as applicable; T Third Line system map.
• AC Transit: 6 transit hubs; 12th Street Oakland, 19th Street Oakland, Downtown Berkeley, El Cerrito del Norte, Fremont, Hayward.
Each map is designed with accessibility in mind, combining braille, tactile graphics, and clear layout to support wayfinding and spatial understanding.
All request forms are also available on the MAD Lab Resources page. These maps are free of charge if ordered no later than November 17, 2026 thanks to the generous support of Caltrans FTA 5310 grant funding. Beginning in December, 2026, the maps will continue to be available for purchase from the LightHouse Adaptations Store, www.adaptations.org.
https://madlabdesign.org/resources/ -and-sign-up
Commonly asked questions about TMAP, including its features, how to get and use TMAPs, printing instructions, and how to read or teach with tactile maps.
