Today’s Tube map for the London Underground is clear, obvious, and easy to use. Its semi-abstracted form has been adopted around the world to map subterranean subway tunnels. But it’s useless if you ...

"Harry Beck's influence is enormous and wide ranging for transport maps. His concept was that when a passenger was underground, it didn't matter to them where they were above ground. As long as they ...

The London Underground, or “the Tube” as it’s colloquially known, is the oldest metro system in the world. It began its life in January 1863 with a single underground line running between Paddington ...

The map's original designer was one of the first to realize that transit maps need to tell a different story than other maps and made choices that others have copied for eight decades. As the world’s ...

Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small screen and streaming. A member of the Film Critic's Circle, he's covered technology and culture from London's tech scene ...

The new map, which you can download from TfL's website, shows routes that people can take to avoid areas with large stretches of tunnels. On the map, parts of the lines and stations underground have ...

A new version of the London Underground map, created by homelessness charity Shelter, redraws the traditional fare zones to show which areas are affordable if you make an average income. Shelter map ...

This week, actor and activist Emma Watson and author Reni Eddo-Lodge announced plans to recreate the London Tube map with stations named after historic women and non-binary people connected to the ...

LONDON — If you (a) live in London and (b) have at some point in your life played Nintendo, then it's pretty much unacceptable for you to not own a copy of this glorious London Underground map. The ...

The River Thames is back on London's tube map after the blue ribbon representing the river was airbrushed out in a redesign to de-clutter the map. The move was met by widespread criticism and surprise ...

Every day seems to bring a new use for Lego, from getting stuck in your boot heel to providing a chew toy for your dog to actually teaching kids how to make things. Now there’s another one: to mark ...