Municipal signage and schematics, as design firm Pentagram's recent work on New York's beach and parking signage attests, can play a significant role in (re)defining the character of urban space.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa is a writer based in Brooklyn. New York’s Metrocard is about to join the subway token as a transit relic from the past.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Check the subway map and your ride for a big change to the system. Two subway lines will permanently swap routes on weekdays between Manhattan and Queens. Transit planners say the F ...