The MTA on Wednesday unveiled a new “easily readable” New York City subway map for the first time in nearly 50 years — but straphangers knocked the redesigned graphic as a “complicated ...

First, transit officials in New York City said goodbye to the Metrocard. Now the MTA is waving farewell to another transit icon: the famed subway map. “This is a lynchpin moment,” said MTA ...

Closer view. Here’s a closer look at how the new and old subway maps compare through Manhattan. The MTA graphic design team made changes up to the last minute, including making it clear at hubs ...

Here's a closer look at how the new and old subway maps compare through Manhattan. The MTA graphic design team made changes up to the last minute, including making it clear at hubs, ...

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 that hadn't changed is the subway map. That is, until now.

The MTA has a new subway map, and it’s directly inspired by a design the agency retired in 1979 after riders complained it was hard to read.. That old map, created by the late Italian designer ...

New NYC Subway Map, Courtesy of the MTA. The map echoes a short-lived 1972 map created by Massimo Vignelli. That version, designed as a service map, ...

The redesigned map of the New York City system, the first to be introduced in nearly half a century, is reminiscent of a version from the 1970s that was reviled by many traditionalists.

Become a paid member to listen to this article. 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 ...

A major redesign to the New York City subway map was unveiled at Times Square-42 Street in Manhattan on Wednesday. Credit: Metropolitan Transportation Auth/Marc A. Hermann/MTA ...

Taking a modern approach, the new NYC subway map features a less literal interpretation of the routes, which some have criticised for its geographical inaccuracy (although let's face it, Hertz's ...