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An anonymous group has sprayed compass roses outside the entrances of NYC subway stations to help people get their bearings when they come up from underground. How has this not been standard at stations before now? posted on June 22, 2010 at 10:18am EDT

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    • Jeremy S. 2 years ago

      ATLAS has been doin this in Paris for AGES

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    • Andy Clymer 2 years ago

      There’s an app for that! http://uptownapp.com

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    • Jimmy Meltrigger 2 years ago

      Thank you! Now can someone in Chicago do this for us? Government?

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      Bout d@mn time!

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    • NYGodfather 2 years ago

      They actually did this a few years ago and I too thought it was an amazing idea. They must have run out money and didn’t do any more of them… oh well. Glad someone else did. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/nyregion/17direction.html

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    • eliztesch 2 years ago

      This is a PHENOMENAL idea. There is nothing more disorienting than emerging from a subway station! This group should come forward and take the credit — I can see a lot of marketing implications for this idea (like slap a McD’s logo in the center of that compass, or add an arrow pointing to the nearest local pub, etc.) and they shouldn’t miss out on those dollars!

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    • Davine S. 2 years ago

      HOORAY!!! I walk in the wrong direction for at least one block, about 70% of the time. (Which is terribly embarrassing because otherwise I have a great sense of inner compass)

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    • maxwelldog 2 years ago

      First, how come this is not a standard in EVERY major city where the buildings are too tall to set direction from the Sun?
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      Second, as NYC is on the East coast, they couldn’t mention you specifically, but they could mention you satlantically…

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