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 ...

When the subway opened in 1904, maps just depicted the routes of the individual companies that ran them—the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company (BMT ...

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 ...

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.

A map can only work in concert with other elements like good signage, which we started thinking about even before the 1979 map went to print. Unlike most design projects, this map was designed ...

New NYC subway map is easier to read and use, MTA says. A major redesign to the New York City subway map was unveiled at Times Square-42 Street in Manhattan on Wednesday.