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.

The background of the new map is white, which is another way to create more contrast. The previous version has a beige ...

The redesigned map includes brighter colors, bold, straight lines, and a white background, all aimed at maximizing contrast ...

The redesigned map of the New York City system, the first to be introduced in nearly half a century, is reminiscent of a ...

The MTA on Wednesday unveiled a new “easily readable” New York City subway map for the first time in nearly 50 years – but straphangers knocked the redesigned graphic as a “complicated” brain teaser ...

The new map’s bright colors and hard angles pop off the map, giving it a diagrammatic feel. New NYC Subway Map, Courtesy of the MTA The map echoes a short-lived 1972 map created by Massimo Vignelli.

T he MTA has unveiled a brand new map for the NYC subway, and while some commuters are a little hesitant about the change, design fans are delighted by the new look. The new map h ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Metropolitan Transportation Agency has unveiled the first new map for the New York City subway system in ... the city’s 120-year-old train system.