The Purposeful Mass Transit Map
This week's issue of Time Out New York features several articles that provide strategies to navigate New York City. One of the articles describes an alternate map of the New York subway system - the Kick Map.
The Kick map reminds me of many other subway maps (such as the London, Washington DC, Montreal, and 1972 NYC Subway maps) which simplify the train's voyage through the city with bold, colorful pathways that focus on stations rather than how the train relates to the city's actual form. The maps make for excellent design and use, but… [click here to read the full post…]
How Can Cities Support Ethnic Retail Clusters?
According to a recent study by the Center for an Urban Future a number of New York City neighborhoods (e.g. Jackson Heights, Flushing, Washington Heights, Richmond Hill, Brighton Beach, Midwood, and Astoria) with strong ethnic/immigrant retail districts are increasingly attracting outside, and even suburban, shoppers to the City. [Read the full post here]
Milwaukee's Newly Renovated Intermodal Train/Bus Station
Earlier this week the former Amtrak Station in Milwaukee was officially opened, after renovation, as the Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
The improvements look significant - primarily with regard to the interior accommodations/experience and the markedly improved transportation linkages at this single point. The question is how can Milwaukee best integrate the station, and its passengers, with the city's surrounding areas… [click here to read the full post]
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