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Re: Why New Yorkers Insisted On A ''Worse'' Subway Map |
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Posted by K. Trout on Mon Nov 12 19:53:32 2018, in response to Re: Why New Yorkers Insisted On A ''Worse'' Subway Map, posted by randyo on Mon Nov 12 16:18:00 2018. Colorizing the trunk lines helps to orient one's sense of direction on the Manhattan grid, and helps explain the relationship of the lines to each other for journey planning.Even if you takes the wrong train (for example, get on an A while intending to go to 23rd St) it's still reassuring to know you'll be generally in the right vicinity and can more easily correct your mistake, just by knowing the principle that trains of the same color run together (within Manhattan anyway). It holds up in outer boroughs as well: if you're at Times Sq on the BMT and trying to get to Forest Hills, and you notice that every train around you has a yellow sign, it's logical to check if some yellow-colored train might be useful to you, before trying to look for other routes. That said, I notice (among my friends anyway) that people who spend enough time in NY end up learning specific line designations - but they live here and don't need to refer to the map as often anyway. The colors are best for people unfamiliar with the system, or traveling to unfamiliar places. A map can serve multiple use cases! (Of course, I also have Manhattanite friends who never leave the borough and so generally have more freedom to refer to everything by color...) |
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