The first major redesign in 20 years shows bus connections at the major subway stations, reminding riders of the free transfers introduced the year before. It adds all of Staten Island and shows ferry connections to New Jersey.

1998: The Current Design 1979: A Street Grid, At Last 1972: Vignelli’s Classic 1968: Letters and Numbers

The new subway map makes Manhattan even bigger, reduces Staten Island and continues to buck the trend of the angular maps once used here and still preferred in many other major cities. Detailed information on bus connections that was added in 1998 has been considerably shortened.

Manhattan dominates in the new design, its girth growing by 31 percent over the current map. The island is depicted 83 percent wider than its actual proportions.

Changes to the 2010 Map

The water is a deeper blue, and the land is greener and lighter. Parks have gone from emerald to olive.

The subway lines now have shadows that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority says will make the lines stand out.

City Island, missing on some recent maps, has reappeared.