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There is plenty of targeted, relevant information in this infographic. There doesn’t seem to be anything frivolous or off-topic. The data is very well organized, tells a complete story and includes several good examples of data visualization. My favorite element here is the travel budget shown in a rainbow of airplane exhaust. It’s kind of reminiscent of an ice cream cone or cotton candy or something–in a good way. It’s probably the most creative example of data viz on this infographic.

There are a few places where data viz could have been employed–the first set of numbers could have been scale representations, like stacks of money, to illustrate the values. The yellow box could’ve been pared down, since the 6.9% value would have worked well for visualization as well. If text can be removed and the information is still understandable, it’s a good indication of a solid infographic. It seems to be a random choice which statistics get visualized and which are confined to the yellow tags. The yellow tags also serve as a platform for headings, which makes for a bit of visual oddity. Maybe a color differentiation would fix that.

The major problem with this infographic is that it’s enormous. At a width of 2,224 pixels, it’s more than double what we like to see–maximum 1,000 pixels. Since it’s a pretty long infographic as well, this makes it a scrolling nightmare. Scale it down about 55-60% and it will be much more user-friendly.

Overall I’d give this infographic a B-. It’s got a lot of good data viz, with room for a little more, but it needs to shrink quite a bit to be readable.

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This infographic from the New York Times reads much like a magazine article, with it’s layout and photos. It provides a very interesting look at how Manhattan’s Broadway has changed over the years to focus more on pedestrians and bikers rather than cars and cabs. Manhattan has also added a new feature on Broadway called an Asphalt Cafe, where chairs and tables are placed on the street for people to sit, work, and visit with one another. While some feel that this solution forces people out of cars and into other (more green) forms of transportation, others feel that these changes have further packed an already condensed Manhattan street, making it even harder for commuters to get around.

This infographic also shows that there are now 30% less taxi cab pickups on Broadway than on surrounding streets. Changes like this could be a hit to the pocket books of many cab drivers, or a blessing in disguise as some fares will have to stay in the cab longer just to get around Broadway traffic. Ultimately, this infographic is really well laid out and it’s unfortunate that the New York times doesn’t do a better job of syndicating something like this. Clearly a lot of work and research went into this piece of information that sheds light on an interesting change in Manhattan.