What we can learn from MBTA’s Manual of Guidelines & Standards from 1977

Design thinking from 1977

Alex Zlatkus
Nov 1 · 5 min read

I have the luxury of using the Park Street subway station, which is the oldest train stop in America. Only just recently was I made aware of this when I read a plaque outside the station.

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