When it comes to static maps, you’ve gotta make a compromise It sounds like the current MTA map is a compromise which enlarges and shrinks parts of the city, b

When it comes to static maps, you’ve gotta make a compromise It sounds like the current MTA map is a compromise which enlarges and shrinks parts of the city, but still presented in a way that looks a lot like it's geographically accurate. This could mislead users trying to use the map to estimate real-world distances. In the article, the MTA talks about displaying the new topological map alongside an accurate geographic map, so that subway users will have both sets of information readily available and clearly distinguished from each other.