subways
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What If Every Single Train Map Was Designed By The Same Person?
Transit maps are as unique as the cities they represent. To know Tokyo’s subway, you have to know the quirks of its subway map; to navigate New York City, you have to familiarise yourself with its mapping idiosyncrasies too. But what if design was standardised across every city in the world?
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This Simple Train Planning Game Will Be Your New Favourite Time-Waster
If you love the city-planning aspect of Sim City but can’t handle the pressure of playing God, then you may have just found your new favourite time-waster. Say hello to Mini Metro.
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Meet Mum Chung, The Massive Machine Digging Tunnels Under San Francisco
Deep beneath the streets of San Francisco, Mum Chung is making her move. In July, the massive tunnel boring machine (TBM) started construction on the Central Subway, the city’s brand-spanking new subterranean transit line (ETA 2019).
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Trains In The NYC Subway Might Become One Continuous Car
The MTA is always looking at different ways to redesign subway cars for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, safety, capacity and more. But their rate of ideas frequently outpaces their budget. According to The New York Times, a new design included in a 142-page release is being pushed heavily by planners, though, and could materialise in 30 to…