Untapped Cities

How to Make an NYC Subway Map

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 ...
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MTA unveils first new subway map for New York City in 45 years

The new maps will be put into subway cars and stations over the coming months. NEW YORK (WABC) -- The MTA unveiled the first new subway map for New York City in more than 45 years on Wednesday morning ...
Untapped Cities

How to Make a Subway Map with John Tauranac

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 ...
New York Post

Quirky NYC art project sheds light on scorching hot subway stations with ‘feels like’ temps well above 100 degrees — and this one is the hottest

This quirky campaign is heating up. A Queens-based artist and software developer is shedding light on the subway system — with a project showing temperatures regularly surpass 100 degrees at popular ...