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A transit map is a topological map in the form of a schematic diagram used to illustrate the routes and stations within a public transport system—whether this be bus, tram, rapid transit, commuter rail or ferry routes. Metro maps, subway maps, or tube maps of metropolitan railways are some common examples.
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in New York City serving the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority , [ 14 ] an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). [ 15 ]
Slum upgrading is an integrated approach that aims to turn around downward trends in an area. These downward trends can be legal (land tenure), physical ...
After Amazon a new headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, many people began to wonder how to fix NYC traffic before it gets worse. After Amazon a new headquarters in Long Island City, Queens ...
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled a 20-year needs assessment, including a list of initiatives to address New York City’s aging transit system. The upgrade intends to ...
The transit map showed both New York and New Jersey, and was the first time that an MTA-produced subway map had done that. [78] Besides showing the New York City Subway, the map also includes the MTA's Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road, New Jersey Transit lines, and Amtrak lines in the consistent visual language of the Vignelli map.
Modern signals that allow trains to move faster and closer together have been planned since 2019 for the Lexington Ave. line, which carries the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 trains in Manhattan.
The COVID-19 pandemic in New York City resulted in a decline in use of the New York City Subway between March and June 2020. Following the city's partial reopening in June, a mayoral panel projected that many people would choose to drive, for fear that taking mass transit would expose them to COVID-19 , and studied congestion pricing as a ...