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There's probably a hidden logic to the routes that makes them handy for some people, but for the average Joe just looking to get from A to B on occasion ...

Check out the purple line. It doubles back and crosses itself like five or six times, so that even staring straight at the maps in your hand it's pretty much impossible to tell which way it's going at any juncture.

Unless you happen to hit it right at the top of the hour, it's almost always quicker just to walk from downtown to Henderson Center. At the top of the hour, the Red Line is a little quicker, but even then you have to go via the Mall, rather than straight down H.