Website update #1: directions, sensory map

A month after the interactive map went live, here is what changed.

Finding your way:

• Directions. A route planner from A to B: choose where you are and where you need to go (a place, a platform or a bus line), and the map shows the way floor by floor, one step at a time. The “Accessible” option avoids stairs and escalators. It still needs some improvements.
• Bus lines in the sidebar now open their platform on the map, with directions to it. Place and line pages have a “Directions” button too.
• Exits now have names, as people tend to search for “Levinski exit” rather than “Exit 41”.
• A new “Sensory” group of icons to help neurodivergent people navigate the station: strong smells, loud noise, vibration, crowds and quiet spots. It can be switched on or off and is off by default.
• A “?” button on the map with quick answers to common questions.
• The map is much faster on phones.
• QR codes, for future signs inside the station.
• Events: each event has its own page, and upcoming events show in the sidebar and in the places’ popups.
• A 404 page, for addresses that don’t exist.

Culture:

• Solved the mystery of the amethyst on the 3rd floor. Added a description and photos – the first place on the map with photos.
• Added “Znachar. Magic and Sorcery Salon” on the 3rd floor.
• Added Dima Ravitch’s frame drum workshop on the 3rd floor, where drums are made to order.
• Added the inactive air quality monitoring station outside the building on the 4th floor.
• Added an art object outside the building on the 2nd floor, with photos.
• Added the white murals on the red tile walls outside, with a detailed description and a photo.

Mikhail Korotkov