So it looks like someone at TfL was listening last year when I posted my critique of the 2008 version of the London Underground Tube Map which had become horribly cluttered and complex. Last month they issued a new version of the map which immediately sparked controversy because the River Thames had been removed along with many other changes designed to simplify the map which made the original so effective. Now that the outcry has died down I thought I’d take an objective look at the changes… Let’s recap – the clean and simple 2004 version (click for larger version): The horribly complex and cluttered 2008 version: Leading to the new 2009 version: What a breath of fresh air – at a glance you’d think they’d simply gone back…