The Live Subway Map beta merges the best features of the existing printed map with the distinctive “Vignelli” approach of The Weekender by overlaying clear and detailed track routes atop a geographically-correct street grid that becomes more detailed as the user zooms in.

The ambitious marks the subway map’s first major redesign in four decades, replacing the design by Unimark International and Michael Hertz Associates seen widely on printed maps today.

Currently in its beta phase, the map which can be accessed at, will ultimately replace The Weekender and will serve as the primary interactive means for moving around the subway system. The new map, which allows riders to plan trips more easily by taking into account service changes and seeing train movements as they happen, is the byproduct of an 18 month-long public-private partnership between the MTA, the Transit Innovation Partnership and Brooklyn-based global design and technology firm Work & Co.

A new digital live subway map was launched by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a first of its kind guide to navigating the subway system in real time.

Live subway map