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NEW YORK CITY — The MTA on Wednesday unveiled a new reimagined subway map for the first time since 1979. The new map simplifies riders' primary way finding asset while providing the most ...
Transit officials are quietly testing out five new maps in a display at 86th Street station in Brooklyn -- including a subway diagram based off a controversial minimalist design from the 1970s.
How do you best represent the complex New York City subway system on an easy-to-read map? That's a challenge John Tauranac has been working on since the 1970s, when he chaired the MTA's subway map ...
The MTA has rolled out a brand-new, fully redesigned New York City subway map—the first since 1979. The modernized map is brighter, bolder, and more accessible, with updates aimed at improving ...
A new New York City subway map has been unveiled by the MTA. A lot has changed on the subway in the last 45 years, including stations, train cars, platforms, and even how we pay. But one thing ...
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The MTA has set a December deadline to get the first phase of the Second Avenue subway line going and, since it has added the line to its maps, it looks like the transit authority means it.
The colors—the official MTA brand colors used in the 1979 and 1998 maps—pop off the white background, while the black dots representing the subway lines are meant to be ADA-friendly so those ...
Learn about the process of creating the official MTA subway map of 1979, the basis of the map we use today Hear about "The Great Subway Map" debate of 1978 between Tauranac and Massimo Vignelli ...
The MTA unveiled a new subway map on Wednesday, the first time it has done that in more than 45 years. The map has a new design and new features — and after a lot of customer feedback, some ...