I recently went down a bit of a rabbit hole reading up…
Category: Maps (page 2)
“Mapping the Underground and Unseen City” talk for the Center for Railroad Photography and Art
Last month I was fortunate enough to give a talk about my…
IND Service Guide: 1953
Celebrating an historic cartographer with a fantastical future map from 1953.
Serving Southeast Queens Part 2
In part one of this series I looked at the long, tortuous…
A quick look at the MTA’s 2025-2044 20-Year Needs Assessment
Early this morning the MTA quietly published the initial outline of their…
Serving Southeast Queens Part 1: The Forgotten Route 131
In the annals of NYC subway history there are numerous examples of…
Much ado about Flushing: Regional Rail and Extending the 7 Train
A holistic proposal to enhance and expand transit into Flushing, Queens. This post was written with the Tech Transit Assn.
A Tunnel Too Far, Part 2: Hylan’s Dream
In the previous post I outlined the history of the many plans…
A Tunnel Too Far, Part 1: Staten Island’s Failed Pipe Dream
The first in a two-part post about the history and possible future of a subway tunnel to Staten Island.
IND Tile Color Map
A unique way to visualize the NYC subway using color theory.
Second Avenue Subway Phase 2: The case for a crosstown extension on 125th Street
Guest Author: Kristian Laverick When it was originally conceived in the 1920’s,…
The Future of the 2nd Ave Subway: A Bronx Tail Track
Do we really need to extend the 2nd Ave Subway into the Bronx?