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Articles tagged “subway”

Ground Transport

The secret life of New York City subway riders: Why they sit where they sit

All subway activity seems to be operating with the same goal: Reduce any opportunity for eye contact or any type of interaction with another rider.

Skift | 11 years ago

The secret life of New York City subway riders: Why they sit where they sit

Ground Transport

The man who created London’s landmark Tube map

The genius of Beck's initial design defined transit maps for the twentieth century, and it will be thrilling to see a descendant emerge who can define the twenty-first.

Skift | 11 years ago

The man who created London’s landmark Tube map

Ground Transport

Google adds live transit updates to Maps for NYC, D.C. and Salt Lake City

It’s only a matter of time before live updates are available for all public transit, but it could be longer than expected with many cities’ not yet able to process or share that level of data.

Skift | 11 years ago

Google adds live transit updates to Maps for NYC, D.C. and Salt Lake City

Ground Transport

New York City adds touchscreen travel guides to subway stations

This makes more sense than the paper pamphlet turnstiles that are largely ignored by tourists and service announcements that are impossible for locals to hear.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

New York City adds touchscreen travel guides to subway stations

Ground Transport

The subway lover’s Holy Grail: Pentagram’s original graphic guidelines for NYC subway

Christmas came early this year for design geeks and straphangers. Fingers crossed that a publisher will snap up the rights for the manual.

Skift | 11 years ago

The subway lover’s Holy Grail: Pentagram’s original graphic guidelines for NYC subway

Ground Transport

New Battersea Tube link in London gets $1.5 billion funding plan

The development London underwent to get ready for last summer's Olympic Games but it in the right frames of mind to finally fix its Battersea problem.

Kari Lundgren, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

New Battersea Tube link in London gets $1.5 billion funding plan