{"id":2677,"date":"2016-08-24T11:13:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T15:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2016-08-24T11:13:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T15:13:11","slug":"anthony-denaros-map-of-all-of-nycs-transit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/08\/anthony-denaros-map-of-all-of-nycs-transit\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Denaro’s Map of All of NYC’s Transit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Never mind research that suggests that a single map adding bus lines to an already complicated subway map is cognitively overwhelming<\/a>. Anthony Denaro has created a map of the New York City transit system<\/a> that shows bus\u00a0as well as subway routes\u2014basically, a map of every means of transportation accessible by Unlimited MetroCard. Complex? You bet. Difficult to produce? Unquestionably: Anthony takes us through all the design choices he had to make. Difficult to use? Impossible for me to say (I haven’t even visited New York), but as Anthony points out, this map isn’t for tourists; it’s for frequent users. And no doubt it’ll be yet another engagement in\u00a0the\u00a0ongoing\u00a0New York Subway\u00a0Map War. [CityLab<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Never mind research that suggests that a single map adding bus lines to an already complicated subway map is cognitively overwhelming. Anthony Denaro has created a map of the New York City transit system that… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[54,194],"class_list":["post-2677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-transit","tag-cities","tag-new-york-city","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1787813,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/09\/the-new-york-subway-map-gets-more-rethinking\/","url_meta":{"origin":2677,"position":0},"title":"The New York Subway Map Gets More Rethinking","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"24 September 2019","format":"link","excerpt":"John Tauranac is having second thoughts. 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