CINCINNATI -- In an age of GPS and trip planner apps, traditional topographic maps more and more often are found hanging as artwork than serving as navigational tools. In the world of public transit, ...

You've probably noticed the Eglinton Crosstown LRT already showing up on transit maps, even though it's not open. That's the work of the TTC's cartographer, tasked with the map's biggest upgrade in ...

Metro map visualisation and transit network design have become integral components of urban transport planning, combining cutting‐edge algorithmic strategies with refined aesthetic principles. This ...

In 1978, The Cooper Union, an art school in New York City, held a debate between two designers that would determine the future of information design for the largest public transit system in the world.

The perfect transit map is a slippery creature. A scale model of the world is terrible for navigation, with twisty intersecting train lines and stations names competing with their neighbors. A hybrid, ...

"It seems only appropriate someone named Bart would design the BART map," Chris Filippi, BART spokesman and host of "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" joked in the agency's latest podcast episode.

His name may not be well-known, but anyone who has visited New York City has almost certainly used or seen his famous creation: the MTA subway map. Michael Hertz died last week on Long Island. He was ...