“Ted Green has been collecting the sounds and sights of transit systems for more than a decade… the telltale chimes — beeps, ding-dongs, jingles and arpeggios that warn riders around the world to stand clear.”
This SLNYT multimedia piece lets you hear Toronto’s “calming downward arpeggio,” Rio’s “homage to bossa nova,” and Paris’ “sustained chime,” while explaining the backstories behind these sounds that play background to so many urban lives.