with just a few taps, a time filter allows users to decide if they want to view current train service or future service with ‘now’, ‘tonight’, and ‘weekend’ options. we are laying the foundation for transit systems around the world to adopt real-time maps that further encourage the use of public transportation.’Ī key benefit of the digital map is a feature to customize individual rider journeys. with this new tool, train lines are up-to-date, and service changes are represented visually. the live subway map design incorporates the geometric clarity of massimo vignelli’s diagram with the geographical and organic curves of the hertz map. ‘as designers we admire the history of the MTA’s legendary printed maps, but technology enables us to create something more powerful. ‘we saw an opportunity to help new york city by building a tool appropriate for our time,’ explains felipe memoria, founding partner at work & co. customers will no longer have to read through printed station signage to determine how they should travel throughout the system. the map allows passengers to navigate the system in an intuitive and digital way. Work & co designed and developed the web-based digital tool on a completely pro bono basis with the goal of making the lives of new yorkers easier. currently in its beta phase, the map, which can be accessed here, will ultimately serve as the primary interactive means for moving around the subway system. The new map, which allows riders to plan trips more easily by taking into account service changes and seeing train movements as they happen, is the byproduct of an 18 month-long, public-private partnership between the MTA, the transit innovation partnership, and brooklyn-based global design and technology firm work & co.
the live map seeks to merge the best features of the existing printed map with massimo vignelli’s approach by overlaying clear and detailed track routes atop a geographically-correct street grid that becomes more detailed as the user zooms in.Īll images and video courtesy of work & co the ambitious project marks the subway map’s first major redesign in four decades, replacing the design by unimark international and michael hertz associates seen widely on printed maps today. The metropolitan transportation authority (MTA) has launched a live digital map that lets users navigate the new york subway system in real-time.
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