{"product_id":"nyc-subway-map-print","title":"NYC Subway Map Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSo there's a lot to unpack here. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy main thesis was to explain the \u003cstrong\u003eBig Picture\u003c\/strong\u003e of the subway system, describing the general arrangement of the system. This is probably more useful\/endearing to a person who has used the subway a lot. I conceived this about six months after moving to the city, when I still had the eyes of a newcomer, but the knowledge of a regular passenger. I've been working on it obsessively for hours at a time, for about four years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Strategy: Strip away individual stops and keep everything referring to two things:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.\u003cstrong\u003eThe terminus\/direction of each train line.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften, the directions for each train are referred to by their last stops. For instance, BDFN \u0026amp; Q trains all have Coney Island\/Stillwell Ave as one of their directions. If you don't know what that means, it helps to see, highlighted, CONEY ISLAND\/STILLWELL AVE. You'll see this a lot on the signs in the subway, so it's nice to know what it refers to. It means \"South Brooklyn direction\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2\u003cstrong\u003e. The street that each line follows\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eThere's a disconnect between the subway, underground, and \"reality\" above ground. We exist to live above ground, not underground,  so I felt having a little knowledge about where the underground paths take you can give you some more agency over your experience in the subway. Some lines do not follow a logical street so I didn't name them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopyright 2020 Archie's Press\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archie's Press","offers":[{"title":"8.5\"x11\" Letterpress Print","offer_id":31848764014665,"sku":"734SUB-KW","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18\"x24\" Screenprint","offer_id":39369375973562,"sku":"175SUB-KW","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\"x36\" Inkjet Print","offer_id":31848764112969,"sku":"243SUB-KW","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1565\/6097\/products\/Subway_8b072ec2-fd40-4f37-bb33-91214197a31c.png?v=1605901279","url":"https:\/\/archiespress.com\/products\/nyc-subway-map-print","provider":"Archie's Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}