If you visit during the weekend, it redirects you to the weekender, but the regular weekday site is another. Nyc mta manhattan bus offline map pdf countriesregions. In 1991 vignelli designed route maps, in the form of straight lines, to be posted in each train, and in 2011 he created the mtas weekender map, which shows riders how the routes will change depending on. Visit weekender to check for any changes in service on race day. To view the downloaded map, no internet connection. The weekender is a new online tool to visualize weekend service disruptions. In 2011, the mta introduced the weekender, a routedrawn map that preserved the 1979 trunk colouring. Metropolitan transportation authority mta wiki fandom. It is inspired by the 1972 new york city subway map designed by world renowned map maker and designer massimo vignelli and was designed by vignelli, beatriz cifuentes and yoshiki waterhouse.
The metropolitan transportation authority mta today announced that it is has issued a request for proposals for a real estate license to build out and operate broadband wireless connectivity infrastructure cellular connections in the lines tunnel under the east river. Its a okay tool and a great starting point, but much like the 1972 map its based on, it would work even better as a companion piece to a regular map modified to show real weekend service. Mtas performance and allow the mta to link the value of its capital investments to performance. On september 16, 2011, the mta introduced a vignelli associates interactive subway map, called the weekender, to its website. Something this simple would go a long way towards improving communications with the average rider. For the weekender, the mta is using a diagram inspired by the 1972 vignelli map, designed by worldrenowned map maker and designer massimo vignelli. Besides showing the new york city subway, the map also includes the mtas metronorth railroad and long island rail road, new jersey transit lines, and amtrak lines in the consistent visual language of the vignelli map. But fewer people are probably familiar with the subway map designed by massimo vignelli in 1972 a redesign of a map by george salomon, used by the mta until its successor. The metropolitan transportation authority mta is a public corporation responsible for public transportation in new york state, serving 12 counties in downstate new york, along with two counties in southwestern connecticut. Learning from the weekender many people are familiar with the current mta subway map pdf link designed by michael hertz associates in 1979 with modifications in 2010. Overhead directional signs on platforms show weekend, evening, and late night service.
The updated weekender for mobile app, which now includes mta subway time data, is available for iphone in the apple app store, and i. Permanent citizens advisory committee to the mta pcac the mta in the age of big data 4 part ii. The weekender map vignelli on the left and the official map tauranac on the right. Many transit maps for the new york city subway have been designed since the subways. Though you and i are only familiar with a single mta map, dozens of other maps have attempted to make the nyc subway, er, reasonably comprehensive over the years. As the title suggests, 57 it is a way for riders to get information about any planned work, from late friday night to early monday morning, that is going on either on a services or stations of the subway during. Starting the following weekend, the maps began to be installed in stations and in. It is inspired by the 1972 new york city subway map designed by world renowned map maker and designer massimo vignelli, and was recently updated by vignelli, beatriz cifuentes and yoshiki waterhouse. The weekender is your guide to understanding planned service changes in effect for system maintenance and construction. W estch r the bronx n a s s a u q e e n s queens brooklyn jamaica bay h a r l e m s r i v e r i e a s t u r i v e r e a s t 3 av r i v e r l o n g v i s l a n d 231 st s o u n d 1 hudson river 4 airtrain stops terminal numbers 7 5 8 2 1 z e r e g a a v rush hours rush hours 238 st 1 van cortlandt park 242 st dyckman st 1 215 st 1 marble hill. Anyone who rides the subway is familiar with the standard subway map, a cartoon version of the real thing which is designed to aid the rider through their travels. Quietly, a new old look for the subway map second ave.
The new york city subway is a rapid transit system owned by the city of new york and leased to the new york city transit authority, a subsidiary agency of the staterun metropolitan transportation authority mta. Vignelli and his associates yoshiki waterhouse and beatriz cifuentescabarello updated that map from scratch. Moovit has an easytodownload nyc mta manhattan bus map, that serves as your offline new york city bus map while traveling. Oftentimes, the authority produces internal documents for testing that do not see the public light of day. The weekender makes it easy for subway riders to visualize exactly how weekend work will affect subway service. If a station is blinking, click to get details and travel alternatives. You can also check for planned service changes by clicking on a line above. The geography of the subway is such that there are places where many lines are close together which would clutter an accurate map.
To show service more clearly, geography on this map has been modified. While there is still a need to make the case for data visualization, we found it necessary to expand the scope of the report to also address the mtas data capabilities, which are directly tied to the authoritys abil. A complete and geographically accurate nyc subway track map. On weekends, visits to the mtas homepage are redictected to. I dont see a comparable app that plans routes when you dont know what station to start at, etc. The diagram used as the base of the weekender both online and in the mobile app is designed to illustrate service diversions at a glance. These regular closures are only clearly displayed in the pdf service guide on the main mta site. The new york city subway map redesigned tommi moilanen. Presently, mta designs and produces a wide range of articles to meet the needs of the main consumers, industrial and farming vehicle producers around the word. The vignelli subway map goes digital the new yorker.
Dyker beach park we stch er the bronx n a s a u q u e e n s queens brooklyn jamaica bay h a r l e m 2 r i v e r lirr e a s t 23 st r i v e r l e a s t 3 av r i v e r. Black and white signs with helvetica showing just the information subway riders need at the points they need it and nothing. Metropolitan transportation authority original text. How new york citys subway map first got its colors. Lloyd explains dadamos design further in roberts newsletter. Upcoming service changes for the mta new york city transit subway system. The maps come in printed versions or as an online pdf file.
The mta is the primary agency responsible for the maintenance of the new york city subway, long island rail road, and the metronorth railroad. Bronx service guide brooklyn service guide manhattan service guide queens service guide. Mta new york city transit subway service station name this map may not be sold or offered for sale without written permission from the metropolitan transportation authority. Remember your 6digit stopcode from the popups or find it on a bus stop pole box share this link and tell others about bus time. The transit map showed both new york and new jersey, and was the first time that an mtaproduced subway map had done that. This map can be saved in your phone and its easy to share with friends. Mta press release nyc transit weekend subway service.
Recently the mta has made efforts to improve the lives of riders. New york citys famed subway is by many measures the largest mass. Sixty years ago this captain of industry started out with the production of fuse valves and flexible connections for contactors, thereby laying the foundation for what would be come a major supplier in the word vehicle market. New york city subway map wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The mta would not confirm to me that this night map could become a reality. The diagram used as the base of the weekender is designed to illustrate service diversions at a glance. Additionally, the weekender provides an easytoview map with. Opened in 1904, the new york city subway is one of the worlds oldest public transit systems, one of the mostused, and the one with the most stations.
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