App Adds Data Visualizations to NYC Subway Maps


Skift Take

Tunnel Vision is a great example of a tool that is able to enrich and inform the travel experience with the access to open data. It will be projects like this that encourage private and public parties to release data for the greater good.
The iconic New York City subway map is designed to be quickly and easily understood by locals and visitors alike, but each colored line and black station dot represents the primary transport system of millions of people each day. To add context to the stylistically simple maps, a new app called Tunnel Vision highlights neighbor