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This StoryMap follows the evolution of the NYC transit system, emphasizing the critique of the 1972 New York Transit Authority Map.
10 maj 2017 · A complete and geographically accurate NYC Subway track map. Click the image to download the PDF map. Anyone who rides the subway is familiar with the standard subway map, a cartoon version of the real thing which is designed to aid the rider through their travels.
This 1939 IRT map shows the extensive network of IRT subway and elevated lines: East Side and West Side subways, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 9th Avenue Elevated lines, and the Flushing Line. Scan thanks to Richard Ondrovic.
The map is based on a New York City Subway map originally designed by Vignelli in 1972. The map shows all the commuter rail, subway, PATH, and light rail operations in urban northeastern New Jersey and Midtown and Lower Manhattan highlighting Super Bowl Boulevard, Prudential Center, MetLife Stadium and Jersey City.
31 sty 2022 · The resulting timeline gives a brief overview of the history and development of transit maps in New York City, with a specific focus on NYC subway maps (rather than trolleys, buses, etc.). As a tool, it walks viewers through both the development of the subway system in NYC, but also through the aesthetic evolutions of the rapid transit maps.
2 gru 2019 · The M.T.A. subway map is a record of how graphic design, politics and geography have shaped the city over the last 40 years. Let’s take a closer look.
25 sty 2019 · When the New York City subway first began operating in 1904, a single ride cost 5 cents, and riders used a paper ticket to enter the system. Now, 115 years later, the fare has increased by 5,400...
