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∞ 19 May
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NYC Subway Ridership, by Sha Hwang (via sarahcooley) It’s fascinating to see that ridership in 2009 is actually less than the peak year of 1946. I can’t imagine what the L line was like back then, since it’s horribly crowded now. I always make the assumption that today is more crowded than it was yesterday and so on, but that’s not the case. Also, what happened in 1950 that caused ridership to fall so steeply? We know why ridership in the 70s and 80s was so bad (crime and deteriorating infrastructure), but I’m curious what caused such a noticeable drop in ridership starting just after the peak in the 1940s.

NYC Subway Ridership, by Sha Hwang (via sarahcooley)

It’s fascinating to see that ridership in 2009 is actually less than the peak year of 1946. I can’t imagine what the L line was like back then, since it’s horribly crowded now. I always make the assumption that today is more crowded than it was yesterday and so on, but that’s not the case.

Also, what happened in 1950 that caused ridership to fall so steeply? We know why ridership in the 70s and 80s was so bad (crime and deteriorating infrastructure), but I’m curious what caused such a noticeable drop in ridership starting just after the peak in the 1940s.

Notes for this post:

  1. testingdistance reblogged this from ininfrastructurist and added:
    The NYC Subway Ridership Map by Sha Wang is an interactive visualization that shows ridership levels for various subway...
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    NYC Subway Ridership, by Sha Whang The NYC Subway Ridership Map...an interactive...
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    interactive version of this sparkline subway
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    REALLY cool NYC Subway Ridership map showing the changes from 1905-2006! Use the slider at the bottom-right to navigate...
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    1. joelaz finds all the best stuff. 2....makes really interesting stuff. Actually, so does...
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    It’d be great if my aunt would call me out of the blue and invite me back to Flushing right about now … *hint* *hint*
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    that is pretty cool and makes me want to go back to new york. once again. maybe in september. we’ll see.
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    Mmm, data visualizations…
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    Beautiful maniacalrage:
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    I heart visualisations
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