![]() One of the only elements of geography that anyone visiting or living in New York City can be counted on to know with almost 100 per cent certainty is Central Park and its location in the middle of Manhattan. By clearly showing where the boroughs are, and by differentiating between express and local trains, the map nicely matches the rest of the navigation scheme.Ī detail of the new map, showing Midtown Manhattan and Central Park. “Brooklyn bound express train” or “Queens bound local train” are something you can hear in the announcements and see used in the station signs. You just need to know where the different boroughs are located. You don’t really need to know the exact geography of the area to be able to navigate in the city. They are almost like cities within a city, and the navigation in the subway system is build around them. A quick glance at the map just wasn’t enough.Īnother unique feature of New York City are the five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island). ![]() It was impossible to see that from either of the official maps, without actually following the lines specifically trying to decipher that piece of information. After having lived almost a year in New York City before starting this map project, I had never realized that D train runs basically all of Manhattan as express. One of these NYC specific challenges was to find an appropriate way to differentiate between express and local trains. “So good looking you want to hang it on the wall, and so easy to use it becomes your subway map of choice.” Image: Tommi Moilanen. My goal was to create a subway map that is beautiful to look at, easy to use and custom designed for New York City. The diagrammatic map designed by Vignelli, that is currently used in its updated incarnation in the Weekender app, does a better job than the official map in this regard by showing every train as a separate line – but it is still hard to get an overall understanding of the express sections since every line is drawn with an equal weight. Details from the Weekender map (Vignelli) on the left and the official map (Tauranac) on the right.
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