A few weeks ago, Sarah Meyer had a dream. She was riding on Amtrak when there was a problem with the train, and she was forced to get off in a New York neighborhood she didn’t recognize. Lost and ...

CINCINNATI -- In an age of GPS and trip planner apps, traditional topographic maps more and more often are found hanging as artwork than serving as navigational tools. In the world of public transit, ...

The MTA has unveiled a brand new map for the NYC subway, and while some commuters are a little hesitant about the change, design fans are delighted by the new look. The new map has been praised for ...

New York City's subway map has been largely unchanged since 1979, when a committee led by the Metropolitan Transit Authority laid those now instantly recognizable colors over the streets of the five ...

Metro map visualisation and transit network design have become integral components of urban transport planning, combining cutting‐edge algorithmic strategies with refined aesthetic principles. This ...

The MTA released Wednesday the first wholesale update of the New York City subway map in nearly 50 years, reminiscent of the iconic 1972 subway map designed by Massimo Vignelli. “It’s not every day ...

Michael Hertz, the graphic designer who helped make the New York City subway system legible for over 4 million riders a day, has passed away. He was 87. Hertz’s son Eugene confirmed his death, telling ...

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 Get ...

Subway riders are leaving behind the MetroCard, orange-seat subway cars, and now the subway map too. Last week, the MTA unveiled a new subway map that officials say will be easier to read and navigate ...

For fans of transit cartography, the New York Subway Map Debate of April 20, 1978, is remembered as a legendary showdown between two irreconcilable approaches. On that evening inside Cooper Union’s ...