Vast swaths of the subway still rely on signal equipment from the Great Depression. A multibillion dollar plan, now at risk, ...

A lot has changed on the subway in the last 45 years, including stations, train cars, platforms, and even how we pay. But one thing that hadn't changed is the subway map. That is, until now.

The new layout ditches the street map entirely, instead returning to the more abstracted view of the beloved 1972 map from Massimo Vignelli.

The map echoes a short-lived 1972 map created by Massimo Vignelli. That version, designed as a service map, introduced ...