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Latest Articles Tagged "subway map"

Arts & Entertainment

The Secret History Of The Great Subway Map Debate Of 1978 Revealed

One of the most pivotal moments in subway map history happened in the basement of Cooper Union in April 1978, when acclaimed designer Massimo Vignelli debated the future of the map with cartographer John Tauranac.

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Ben Yakas

News

MTA Unveils New Digital "Live Subway Map" To Simplify Service Changes

The MTA Live Subway Map seeks to transmute the weekly onslaught of confusing and byzantine service changes into one simple-to-use app.

By

Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

Photos: MTA Is Trying Out Six Reimagined Subway Maps At Brooklyn Station

The MTA has put up six new maps around the 86th Street station in Bay Ridge to show some raw works in progress and get some feedback on the new designs.

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Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

Classic 1970s Vignelli Subway Map Uncovered At Midtown Subway Station

A vintage Vignelli subway map has been uncovered.

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Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Man Creates 'Complete & Geographically Accurate' NYC Subway Map

"It's not map for getting from A to B but for understanding the tracks in the system to see how trains can run."

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Jen Chung

Arts & Entertainment

Are These 'Wrong Color Subway Maps' Abominations Or Beauties?

Triboro Design used "only the most inappropriate colors" to come up with their subway maps.

By

Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

Check Out This Update Of The 'Smooth' NYC Subway Map

The designer made Brooklyn more geographically accurate.

By

Jen Chung

News

A Subway Map Redesign For People Who Don't Want To Read The Map

"Maybe they are in a hurry or uncomfortably trying to peek at the map through a crowd and want to get the information they need as quickly as possible," the designer explained.

By

Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

These Cool 3D Illustrations Of NYC Subway Stations Will Rekindle Your Love For The MTA

It can take two weeks to create some of the more complicated plans.

By

Jen Chung

News

Fun NYC Subway Game: How Many Stations Have You Been To?

Are you just a Junior Commuter or are you an Official Resident?

By

Jen Chung

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