…or, since it’s NYC, Subway Symphony? Either way, a very cool representation of a public transit system through color, motion, and music.

Conductor: www.mta.me from Alexander Chen on Vimeo.

Conductor (2011) by Alexander Chen. Video capture. View live at: mta.me
Conductor turns the New York subway system into an interactive string instrument. Using the MTA’s actual subway schedule, the piece begins in realtime by spawning trains which departed in the last minute, then continues accelerating through a 24 hour loop. The visuals are based on Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 diagram.