Michael Hertz, the man who designed the map of the New York City subway system,
has died aged 87.
In the 1970s his firm, Michael Hertz Associates, was hired by city transport officials to redesign the old map.
At the time, crime was on the rise and subway ridership was at its lowest level since the late 1910s. Few tourists rode trains to see sights.
His team added streets, reshaped parks, distorted boroughs and re-formed and gave curves to the snaking train lines.
A native of New York's Brooklyn borough, Mr Hertz previously helped create transit maps for Houston and Washington DC before undertaking the New York project for the city's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
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I'm always interested in learning about people I've never heard of and their affect on our lives, for good or bad. I think Mr. Hertz was a productive force for good.
Condolences to his friends and family. 
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