![]() Some lines do not follow a logical street so I didn't name them. ![]() We exist to live above ground, not underground, so I felt having a little knowledge about where the underground paths take you can give you some more agency over your experience in the subway. There's a disconnect between the subway, underground, and "reality" above ground. You'll see this a lot on the signs in the subway, so it's nice to know what it refers to. If you don't know what that means, it helps to see, highlighted, CONEY ISLAND/STILLWELL AVE. For instance, BDFN & Q trains all have Coney Island/Stillwell Ave as one of their directions. Often, the directions for each train are referred to by their last stops. The terminus/direction of each train line. This map shows planned service in certain severe weather conditions. The standard subway map with larger labels and station names. ![]() The subway map with accessible stations highlighted. The Strategy: Strip away individual stops and keep everything referring to two things:ฤก. A view of how the subway system runs overnights. I've been working on it obsessively for hours at a time, for about four years. I conceived this about six months after moving to the city, when I still had the eyes of a newcomer, but the knowledge of a regular passenger. This is probably more useful/endearing to a person who has used the subway a lot. ![]() My main thesis was to explain the Big Picture of the subway system, describing the general arrangement of the system. ![]()
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