Build Your Own NYC Subway

New Yorkers need no reminders that their subway system has its issues. Despite being the most extensive one in the country, the transit system is not easily accessible to everyone (especially those living in the far reaches of the city’s outer boroughs). Commuting by train often involves Hunger Games-style scrambles for spots in a teeming subway cars. And now, with repairs to arterial lines set to cause massive disruptions, the subway system’s many follies are even harder to ignore.

A bit of relief (or at least a little distraction) comes in the form of a new game that lets users tweak the system to their satisfaction—or do away with it completely and start over. Created by the Brooklyn-based electric engineer and transportation enthusiast Jason Wright, “Brand New Subway” is a game designed both for transit wonks to try out-of-the-box ideas, and for ordinary New Yorkers to re-imagine their surroundings.