diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 679af37907..2666d27c27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ node_modules
 _temp
 bower_components
 jspm_packages
-typings
 **/packages
 build
 pubspec.lock
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c291cccc6e..5e1559ef26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ take the following extra steps to prepare the environment:
 1. cd back up to `angular.io` root: `cd ../../..`
 
 1. run `gulp add-example-boilerplate` (elevate to admin on Windows) 
-to copy canonical files to the sample directories and create symlinks there for node_modules and typings. 
+to copy canonical files to the sample directories and create symlinks there for node_modules. 
 
 Now cd into any particular sample's language directory (e.g., `public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts`) and try:
 - `npm start`  to simultaneously compile-with-watch and serve-in-browser-with-watch
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index b93d8ccbb3..f1d8b21621 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var _apiShredOptionsForDart =  {
   logLevel: _dgeniLogLevel
 };
 
-var _excludePatterns = ['**/node_modules/**', '**/typings/**', '**/packages/**'];
+var _excludePatterns = ['**/node_modules/**', '**/packages/**'];
 
 var _excludeMatchers = _excludePatterns.map(function(excludePattern){
   return new Minimatch(excludePattern)
@@ -461,13 +461,6 @@ gulp.task('add-example-boilerplate', function(done) {
     fsUtils.addSymlink(realPath, linkPath);
   });
 
-  realPath = path.join(EXAMPLES_PATH, '/typings');
-  var typingsPaths = excludeDartPaths(getTypingsPaths(EXAMPLES_PATH));
-  typingsPaths.forEach(function(linkPath) {
-    gutil.log("symlinking " + linkPath + ' -> ' + realPath)
-    fsUtils.addSymlink(realPath, linkPath);
-  });
-
   return buildStyles(copyExampleBoilerplate, done);
 });
 
@@ -530,11 +523,6 @@ gulp.task('remove-example-boilerplate', function() {
     fsUtils.removeSymlink(linkPath);
   });
 
-  var typingsPaths = getTypingsPaths(EXAMPLES_PATH);
-  typingsPaths.forEach(function(linkPath) {
-    fsUtils.removeSymlink(linkPath);
-  });
-
   deleteExampleBoilerPlate();
 });
 
@@ -818,7 +806,7 @@ gulp.task('_harp-compile', function() {
 
 gulp.task('_shred-devguide-examples', ['_shred-clean-devguide', '_copy-example-boilerplate'], function() {
   // Split big shredding task into partials 2016-06-14
-  var examplePaths = globby.sync(EXAMPLES_PATH+'/*/', {ignore: ['/node_modules', 'typings/']});
+  var examplePaths = globby.sync(EXAMPLES_PATH+'/*/', {ignore: ['/node_modules']});
   var promise = Promise.resolve(true);
   examplePaths.forEach(function (examplePath) {
     promise = promise.then(() => docShredder.shredSingleExampleDir(_devguideShredOptions, examplePath));
@@ -877,8 +865,6 @@ gulp.task('lint', function() {
       '!./public/docs/_examples/**/ts-snippets/*.ts',
       '!./public/docs/_examples/style-guide/ts/**/*.avoid.ts',
       '!./public/docs/_examples/**/node_modules/**/*',
-      '!./public/docs/_examples/**/typings/**/*',
-      '!./public/docs/_examples/**/typings-ng1/**/*',
       '!./public/docs/_examples/**/build/**/*',
       // temporary until codelyzer is fixed mgechev/codelyzer#60
       '!./public/docs/_examples/animations/ts/app/hero.service.ts'
@@ -1140,13 +1126,6 @@ function getNodeModulesPaths(basePath) {
   return paths;
 }
 
-function getTypingsPaths(basePath) {
-  var paths = getExamplePaths(basePath).map(function(examplePath) {
-    return path.join(examplePath, "/typings");
-  });
-  return paths;
-}
-
 function getExamplePaths(basePath, includeBase) {
   // includeBase defaults to false
   return getPaths(basePath, _exampleConfigFilename, includeBase);
@@ -1281,7 +1260,7 @@ function devGuideExamplesWatch(shredOptions, postShredAction, focus) {
   // removed this version because gulp.watch has the same glob issue that dgeni has.
   // var excludePattern = '!' + path.join(shredOptions.examplesDir, '**/node_modules/**/*.*');
   // gulp.watch([includePattern, excludePattern], {readDelay: 500}, function (event, done) {
-  var ignoreThese = [ '**/node_modules/**', '**/_fragments/**', '**/dist/**', '**/typings/**',
+  var ignoreThese = [ '**/node_modules/**', '**/_fragments/**', '**/dist/**',
                       '**/dart/.pub/**', '**/dart/build/**', '**/dart/packages/**'];
   ignoreThese = ignoreThese.concat(_exampleBoilerplateFiles.map((file) => `public/docs/_examples/*/*/${file}`));
   var files = globby.sync( [includePattern], { ignore: ignoreThese });
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/.gitignore b/public/docs/_examples/.gitignore
index 3e900ec40a..b6733dc6ea 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/.gitignore
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/.gitignore
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package.json
 systemjs.config.js
 tsconfig.json
 tslint.json
-typings.json
 wallaby.js
 
 _test-output
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/_boilerplate/package.json b/public/docs/_examples/_boilerplate/package.json
index 758ff6f182..3f255fcbd6 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/_boilerplate/package.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/_boilerplate/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     "http-server:cli": "http-server dist/",
     "lite": "lite-server",
     "lite:aot": "lite-server -c aot/bs-config.json",
-    "postinstall": "typings install",
     "test": "tsc && concurrently \"tsc -w\" \"karma start karma.conf.js\"",
     "tsc": "tsc",
     "tsc:w": "tsc -w",
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/_boilerplate/tsconfig.json b/public/docs/_examples/_boilerplate/tsconfig.json
index 48dda0636f..ac0a8ac081 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/_boilerplate/tsconfig.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/_boilerplate/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
     "removeComments": false,
     "noImplicitAny": true,
     "suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors": true,
-    "types": []
+    "typeRoots": [
+      "../../node_modules/@types/"
+    ]
   },
   "exclude": [
     "node_modules/*",
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/cb-aot-compiler/ts/tsconfig-aot.json b/public/docs/_examples/cb-aot-compiler/ts/tsconfig-aot.json
index fd8b0617cc..2a8ebdf309 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/cb-aot-compiler/ts/tsconfig-aot.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/cb-aot-compiler/ts/tsconfig-aot.json
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "removeComments": false,
     "noImplicitAny": true,
-    "suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors": true,
-    "types": []
+    "suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors": true
   },
 
   "files": [
     "app/app.module.ts",
-    "app/main.ts",
-    "./typings/index.d.ts"
+    "app/main.ts"
   ],
 
   "angularCompilerOptions": {
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/cb-visual-studio-2015/ts/tsconfig.json b/public/docs/_examples/cb-visual-studio-2015/ts/tsconfig.json
index 1ac74de56e..2624488890 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/cb-visual-studio-2015/ts/tsconfig.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/cb-visual-studio-2015/ts/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "removeComments": false,
     "noImplicitAny": true,
-    "suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors": true
+    "suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors": true,
+    "typeRoots": [
+      "node_modules/@types"
+    ]
   },
   "compileOnSave": true
 }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/e2e-spec.ts.disabled b/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/e2e-spec.ts.temporarily-removed
similarity index 100%
rename from public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/e2e-spec.ts.disabled
rename to public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/e2e-spec.ts.temporarily-removed
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/.gitignore b/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/.gitignore
index 5df0fe5dc6..129ad319d9 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/.gitignore
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/.gitignore
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 /libpeerconnection.log
 npm-debug.log
 testem.log
-/typings
 
 # e2e
 /e2e/*.js
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/example-config.json b/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/example-config.json.temporarily-removed
similarity index 100%
rename from public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/example-config.json
rename to public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/example-config.json.temporarily-removed
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/src/typings.d.ts b/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/src/typings.d.ts
index eebc2728b8..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/src/typings.d.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/cli-quickstart/ts/src/typings.d.ts
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/// <reference path="../typings/index.d.ts" />
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/package.json b/public/docs/_examples/package.json
index 871fba0218..d51a16f00d 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/package.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/package.json
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "Master package.json, the superset of all dependencies for all of the _example package.json files. See _boilerplate/package.json for example npm scripts.",
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "typings install",
-    "typings": "typings",
     "protractor": "protractor",
     "webdriver:update": "webdriver-manager update"
   },
@@ -42,8 +40,16 @@
     "zone.js": "^0.6.25"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/angular": "^1.5.15",
-    "@types/jasmine": "^2.2.34",
+    "@types/angular": "^1.5.16",
+    "@types/angular-animate": "^1.5.5",
+    "@types/angular-cookies": "^1.4.2",
+    "@types/angular-mocks": "^1.5.5",
+    "@types/angular-resource": "^1.5.6",
+    "@types/angular-route": "^1.3.2",
+    "@types/angular-sanitize": "^1.3.3",
+    "@types/core-js": "^0.9.34",
+    "@types/jasmine": "^2.5.35",
+    "@types/node": "^6.0.45",
     "@types/selenium-webdriver": "^2.53.32",
     "angular2-template-loader": "^0.4.0",
     "awesome-typescript-loader": "^2.2.4",
@@ -76,11 +82,9 @@
     "rollup-plugin-commonjs": "^4.1.0",
     "source-map-explorer": "^1.3.2",
     "style-loader": "^0.13.1",
-    "ts-loader": "^0.8.2",
     "ts-node": "^1.3.0",
     "tslint": "^3.15.1",
     "typescript": "^2.0.3",
-    "typings": "^1.4.0",
     "webpack": "^1.13.0",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^1.14.1",
     "webpack-merge": "^0.14.0"
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json
index 29eb574dd9..be92fd0515 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "tsc && concurrently \"tsc -w\" \"lite-server\" ",
     "lite": "lite-server",
-    "postinstall": "typings install",
     "tsc": "tsc",
-    "tsc:w": "tsc -w",
-    "typings": "typings"
+    "tsc:w": "tsc -w"
   },
   "licenses": [
     {
@@ -35,9 +33,10 @@
     "zone.js": "^0.6.25"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/core-js": "^0.9.34",
+    "@types/node": "^6.0.45",
     "concurrently": "^3.0.0",
     "lite-server": "^2.2.2",
-    "typescript": "^2.0.3",
-    "typings":"^1.4.0"
+    "typescript": "^2.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7da31ca0af..0000000000
--- a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "globalDependencies": {
-    "core-js": "registry:dt/core-js#0.0.0+20160725163759",
-    "jasmine": "registry:dt/jasmine#2.2.0+20160621224255",
-    "node": "registry:dt/node#6.0.0+20160909174046"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/toh-6/ts/tsconfig-aot.json b/public/docs/_examples/toh-6/ts/tsconfig-aot.json
index 1d1983af4c..97d6f592a0 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/toh-6/ts/tsconfig-aot.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/toh-6/ts/tsconfig-aot.json
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@
     "removeComments": false,
     "noImplicitAny": true,
     "suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors": true,
-    "types": []
+    "typeRoots": [
+      "../../node_modules/@types/"
+    ]
   },
 
   "files": [
     "app/app.module.ts",
-    "app/main-aot.ts",
-    "typings/index.d.ts"
+    "app/main-aot.ts"
   ],
 
   "angularCompilerOptions": {
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/main.ts b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/main.ts
index 55bb1fe183..06c61fd0d4 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/main.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // #docregion import-adapter
 import { UpgradeAdapter } from '@angular/upgrade';
+declare var angular: any;
 
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 // #enddocregion import-adapter
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/phone-detail/phone-detail.component.ng1.ts b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/phone-detail/phone-detail.component.ng1.ts
index b458343ece..333c08aa45 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/phone-detail/phone-detail.component.ng1.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/phone-detail/phone-detail.component.ng1.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // #docregion
 import { Phone, PhoneData } from '../core/phone/phone.service';
+declare var angular: any;
 
 class PhoneDetailController {
   phone: PhoneData;
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/phone-list/phone-list.component.ng1.ts b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/phone-list/phone-list.component.ng1.ts
index 6b36772a72..47b1e35e4a 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/phone-list/phone-list.component.ng1.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/phone-list/phone-list.component.ng1.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // #docregion
 import { Phone, PhoneData } from '../core/phone/phone.service';
+declare var angular: any;
 
 class PhoneListController {
   phones: PhoneData[];
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/webpack/ts/package.webpack.json b/public/docs/_examples/webpack/ts/package.webpack.json
index 6f3eb15a3e..ba63c17ef7 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/webpack/ts/package.webpack.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/webpack/ts/package.webpack.json
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "webpack-dev-server --inline --progress --port 8080",
     "test": "karma start",
-    "build": "rimraf dist && webpack --config config/webpack.prod.js --progress --profile --bail",
-    "postinstall": "typings install"
+    "build": "rimraf dist && webpack --config config/webpack.prod.js --progress --profile --bail"
   },
   "licenses": [
     {
@@ -28,6 +27,9 @@
     "zone.js": "^0.6.25"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/core-js": "^0.9.34",
+    "@types/node": "^6.0.45",
+    "@types/jasmine": "^2.5.35",
     "angular2-template-loader": "^0.4.0",
     "awesome-typescript-loader": "^2.2.4",
     "css-loader": "^0.23.1",
@@ -47,7 +49,6 @@
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
     "style-loader": "^0.13.1",
     "typescript": "^2.0.2",
-    "typings": "^1.3.2",
     "webpack": "^1.13.0",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^1.14.1",
     "webpack-merge": "^0.14.0"
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/webpack/ts/typings.1.json b/public/docs/_examples/webpack/ts/typings.1.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7da31ca0af..0000000000
--- a/public/docs/_examples/webpack/ts/typings.1.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "globalDependencies": {
-    "core-js": "registry:dt/core-js#0.0.0+20160725163759",
-    "jasmine": "registry:dt/jasmine#2.2.0+20160621224255",
-    "node": "registry:dt/node#6.0.0+20160909174046"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/public/docs/js/latest/guide/forms.jade b/public/docs/js/latest/guide/forms.jade
index b0148eae79..e51a6f01b0 100644
--- a/public/docs/js/latest/guide/forms.jade
+++ b/public/docs/js/latest/guide/forms.jade
@@ -624,11 +624,9 @@ figure.image-display
       .file hero-form.component.js
       .file main.ts
     .file node_modules ...
-    .file typings ...      
     .file index.html
     .file package.json
     .file tsconfig.json
-    .file typings.json
 :marked
   Here’s the final version of the source:
 
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/_cache/quickstart.jade b/public/docs/ts/_cache/quickstart.jade
index 95faaf7a84..d59ae2431b 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/_cache/quickstart.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/_cache/quickstart.jade
@@ -581,13 +581,11 @@ block project-file-structure
         .file app.module.ts
         .file main.ts
       .file node_modules ...
-      .file typings ...
       .file index.html
       .file package.json
       .file styles.css
       .file systemjs.config.js
       .file tsconfig.json
-      .file typings.json
 :marked
   Here are the file contents:
 
@@ -599,7 +597,6 @@ block project-files
       quickstart/ts/index.html,
       quickstart/ts/package.1.json,
       quickstart/ts/tsconfig.1.json,
-      quickstart/ts/typings.1.json,
       quickstart/ts/styles.css,
       quickstart/ts/systemjs.config.1.js`
     ,
@@ -610,7 +607,6 @@ block project-files
     index.html,
     package.json,
     tsconfig.json,
-    typings.json,
     styles.css (excerpt),
     systemjs.config.js`)
 
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/_cache/tutorial/toh-pt5.jade b/public/docs/ts/_cache/tutorial/toh-pt5.jade
index f0adefb421..67f14e41a1 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/_cache/tutorial/toh-pt5.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/_cache/tutorial/toh-pt5.jade
@@ -64,13 +64,11 @@ block intro-file-tree
         .file main.ts
         .file mock-heroes.ts
       .file node_modules ...
-      .file typings ...
       .file index.html
       .file package.json
       .file styles.css
       .file systemjs.config.js
       .file tsconfig.json
-      .file typings.json
 
 block keep-app-running
   :marked
@@ -883,13 +881,11 @@ block file-tree-end
         .file main.ts
         .file mock-heroes.ts
       .file node_modules ...
-      .file typings ...
       .file index.html
       .file package.json
       .file styles.css
       .file systemjs.config.js
       .file tsconfig.json
-      .file typings.json
 
 .l-main-section
 :marked
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/_cache/tutorial/toh-pt6.jade b/public/docs/ts/_cache/tutorial/toh-pt6.jade
index 54c2b2e22c..007e6e77f7 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/_cache/tutorial/toh-pt6.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/_cache/tutorial/toh-pt6.jade
@@ -559,13 +559,11 @@ block filetree
         .file main.ts
         .file in-memory-data.service.ts (new)
       .file node_modules ...
-      .file typings ...
       .file index.html
       .file package.json
       .file styles.css
       .file systemjs.config.js
       .file tsconfig.json
-      .file typings.json
 
 .l-main-section
 :marked
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/cookbook/visual-studio-2015.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/cookbook/visual-studio-2015.jade
index 91a0a247bd..ab996f617a 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/cookbook/visual-studio-2015.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/cookbook/visual-studio-2015.jade
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ h2#copy Step 4: Copy the QuickStart files into the ASP.NET project folder
     * index.html
     * package.json
     * tsconfig.json
-    * typings.json
     
 .l-main-section
 h2#restore Step 5: Restore the required packages
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/forms.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/forms.jade
index 0c3674fb59..5f000d7bbc 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/forms.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/forms.jade
@@ -705,12 +705,10 @@ figure.image-display
       .file hero-form.component.html
       .file hero-form.component.ts
       .file main.ts
-    .file node_modules ...
-    .file typings ...
+    .file node_modules ...  
     .file index.html
     .file package.json
     .file tsconfig.json
-    .file typings.json
 :marked
   Here’s the final version of the source:
 
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/npm-packages.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/npm-packages.jade
index 447c34dce9..148be03d90 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/npm-packages.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/npm-packages.jade
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ a(id="dev-dependencies")
   with excellent support for Angular apps that use routing.
   
   ***[typescript](https://www.npmjs.com/package/typescript)*** - 
-  The TypeScript language server, including the *tsc* TypeScript compiler.
+  the TypeScript language server, including the *tsc* TypeScript compiler.
   
-  ***[typings](https://www.npmjs.com/package/typings)*** - A manager for TypeScript definition files.
-  Read more about it in the [TypeScript Configuration](typescript-configuration.html#typings) page.
+  ***@types/\**** - TypeScript definition files.
+  Learn more about it in the [TypeScript Configuration](typescript-configuration.html#typings) chapter.
 
 .l-main-section
 a(id="why-peer-dependencies")
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router.jade
index 9d1e1be462..1bd1eb883d 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/router.jade
@@ -546,12 +546,10 @@ h3#router-directives <i>Router Directives</i>
         .file hero-list.component.ts
         .file main.ts
     .file node_modules ...
-    .file typings ...
     .file index.html
     .file package.json
     .file styles.css
     .file tsconfig.json
-    .file typings.json
 :marked
   Here are the files discussed in this milestone
 
@@ -1233,12 +1231,10 @@ h3#merge-hero-routes Import hero module into AppModule
       .file crisis-list.component.ts
       .file main.ts
     .file node_modules ...
-    .file typings ...
     .file index.html
     .file package.json
     .file styles.css
     .file tsconfig.json
-    .file typings.json
 :marked
   <a id="heroes-app-code"></a>
   ### The Heroes App code
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/typescript-configuration.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/typescript-configuration.jade
index 0988738d79..27fce90b14 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/typescript-configuration.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/typescript-configuration.jade
@@ -78,16 +78,13 @@ a(id="typings")
   Many libraries&mdash;jQuery, Jasmine, and Lodash among them&mdash;do *not* include `d.ts` files in their npm packages.
   Fortunately, either their authors or community contributors have created separate `d.ts` files for these libraries and 
   published them in well-known locations.
-  The *typings* tool can find and fetch these files for you.
-  
-  After installing the [typings](https://github.com/typings/typings/blob/master/README.md) tool 
-  with npm (it's listed among the *devDependencies* in the `package.json`), add an npm script (`postinstall`)
-  to run that tool automatically, after *npm* installation finishes.
-+makeJson('quickstart/ts/package.1.json', {paths: 'scripts.postinstall'}, 'package.json (postinstall)')(format=".")
-:marked
-  This *typings* tool command, `typings install`, installs the `d.ts` files into the **typings** folder.
-  You created a `typings.json` file in the [QuickStart](../quickstart.html):
-+makeJson('quickstart/ts/typings.1.json', null, 'typings.json')(format=".")
+
+  We can install these typings via `npm` using the 
+  [`@types/*` scoped package](http://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/declaration-files/consumption.html) 
+  and Typescript (starting at 2.0) will automatically recognize them.
+
+  For instance, to install typings for `jasmine` we could do `npm install @types/jasmine --save-dev`.
+
 :marked
   QuickStart identified three *typings* (`d.ts`) files:
   
@@ -96,27 +93,7 @@ a(id="typings")
   
   * [jasmine](http://jasmine.github.io/) typings for the Jasmine test framework
   
-  * [node](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/blob/master/node/node.d.ts) for code that references objects in the *nodejs* environment; 
+  * [node](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@types/node) for code that references objects in the *nodejs* environment; 
   You can view an example in the [webpack](./webpack.html) page.
   
   QuickStart doesn't require these typings but many of the samples do.
-
-  You can also run the *typings* tool yourself.
-  If the `postInstall` command fails to (re)install the typings files, run the following command to do so.
-code-example(format="").
-  npm run typings install
-:marked
-  Run this command to list the installed typings files:
-code-example(format="").
-  npm run typings list
-:marked
-  The following command installs or updates the typings file for the Jasmine test library from the *DefinitelyTyped* repository,
-  and updates the `typings.json` file so you receive it automatically the next time you install typings.
-code-example(format="").
-  npm run typings -- install dt~jasmine --save --global
-.l-sub-section
-  :marked
-    The [&ndash;&ndash; option](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/run-script) tells npm to pass all arguments to the right of `--` to the *typings* command.
-    
-    Read about the features of the *typings* tool at its [site on github](https://github.com/typings/typings/blob/master/README.md).
-
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/upgrade.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/upgrade.jade
index 430404a47a..38e9d7594c 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/upgrade.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/upgrade.jade
@@ -875,34 +875,26 @@ figure
   of NPM. We'll install all new dependencies using NPM, and will eventually be
   able to remove Bower from the project.
 
-  Let's begin by installing TypeScript to the project. While we're at it, let's also
-  install the [Typings type definition manager](https://github.com/typings/typings).
-  It will allow us to install type definitions for libraries that don't come with
-  prepackaged types.
+  Let's begin by installing TypeScript to the project.
 
 code-example(format="").
-  npm i typescript typings --save-dev
+  npm i typescript --save-dev
 
 :marked
-  Let's also add run scripts for the `tsc` TypeScript compiler and the `typings`
-  tool to `package.json`:
+  Let's also add run scripts for the `tsc` TypeScript compiler to `package.json`:
 
-+makeJson('upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/package.json', {paths: 'scripts.tsc, scripts.tsc:w, scripts.typings'}, 'package.json')
++makeJson('upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/package.json', {paths: 'scripts.tsc, scripts.tsc:w'}, 'package.json')
 
 
 :marked
-  We can now use Typings to install type definitions for the existing libraries that
-  we're using: Angular 1 and the Jasmine unit test framework.
+  We can now install type definitions for the existing libraries that
+  we're using but that don't come with prepackaged types: Angular 1 and the 
+  Jasmine unit test framework.
 
 code-example(format="").
-  npm run typings install dt~jquery dt~angular dt~angular-route \
-    dt~angular-resource dt~angular-mocks dt~angular-animate \
-    dt~jasmine -- --save --global
+  npm install @types/jasmine @types/angular  @types/angular-animate @types/angular-cookies @types/angular-mocks @types/angular-resource @types/angular-route @types/angular-sanitize --save-dev
 
 :marked
-  This will add these typings into a `typings.json` configuration file as well as
-  download them into the `typings directory`.
-
   We should also configure the TypeScript compiler so that it can understand our
   project. We'll add a `tsconfig.json` file to the project directory, just like we do
   in the [Quickstart](../quickstart.html). It instructs the TypeScript compiler how
@@ -968,8 +960,8 @@ code-example(format="").
 
 .l-sub-section
   :marked
-    The [Angular 1.x type definitions](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/angularjs)
-    we installed with Typings are not officially maintained by the Angular team,
+    The [Angular 1.x type definitions](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@types/angular)
+    we installed are not officially maintained by the Angular team,
     but are quite comprehensive. It is possible to make an Angular 1.x application
     fully type-annotated with the help of these definitions.
 
@@ -1037,14 +1029,12 @@ code-example(format="").
   [Quickstart](../quickstart.html) guide and get the following configurations from there:
 
   * Add Angular 2 and the other new dependencies to `package.json`
-  * Add the new typings into `typings.json`
   * The SystemJS configuration file `systemjs.config.js` to the project root directory.
 
   Once these are done, run:
 
 code-example(format="").
   npm install
-  npm run typings install
 
 :marked
   We can soon load Angular 2 dependencies into the application via `index.html`,
@@ -1110,6 +1100,18 @@ code-example(format="").
 
 +makeExample('upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/main.ts', 'import-adapter', 'app/main.ts')
 
+.l-sub-section
+  :marked
+    ### Why declare _angular_ as _any_?
+    
+    A strongly typed `angular` reference to Angular 1 would be great.
+    But we can't import its <a href="https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/What's-new-in-TypeScript#support-for-umd-module-definitions" target="_blank">UMD typings</a>
+    library, `@types/angular`, without also importing Angular 1 itself via `import * as angular from 'angular'`.
+    
+    Angular 1 is currently loaded by a script tag in `index.html` and 
+    switching to an ES6 import at this time is not worth the considerable effort.
+    Instead we declare `angular` as an untyped `any` to avoid typing errors.
+
 :marked
   We can then make an adapter by instantiating the class:
 
@@ -1216,7 +1218,6 @@ code-example(format="").
 
 +makeExample('upgrade-phonecat-2-hybrid/ts/app/phone-detail/phone-detail.component.ng1.ts', null, 'app/phone-detail/phone-detail.component.ts')
 
-
 :marked
   What we have here are two Angular 1 components using an Angular 2 service!
   The components don't need to be aware of this, though the fact that the
@@ -1497,12 +1498,7 @@ code-example(format="").
   we still need are for Jasmine and Angular 2 polyfills.
 
 code-example(format="").
-  npm run typings uninstall jquery -- --save --global
-  npm run typings uninstall angular -- --save --global
-  npm run typings uninstall angular-route -- --save --global
-  npm run typings uninstall angular-resource -- --save --global
-  npm run typings uninstall angular-mocks -- --save --global
-  npm run typings uninstall angular-animate -- --save --global
+  npm uninstall @types/angular --save-dev
 
 :marked
   Finally, from `index.html`, remove all references to
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/webpack.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/webpack.jade
index 0e1fee111a..bfc7f33999 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/webpack.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/webpack.jade
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ a(id="loaders")
 :marked
   ... it applies the `test` RegEx patterns. When a pattern matches the filename, Webpack processes the file with the associated loader. 
   
-  The first `import` file matches the `.ts` pattern so Webpack processes it with the `ts` (TypeScript) loader.
+  The first `import` file matches the `.ts` pattern so Webpack processes it with the `awesome-typescript-loader`.
   The imported file doesn't match the second pattern so its loader is ignored. 
   
   The second `import` matches the second `.css` pattern for which we have *two* loaders chained by the (!) character. 
@@ -152,14 +152,12 @@ code-example(format="").
   
 +makeTabs(
   `webpack/ts/package.webpack.json,
-  webpack/ts/typings.1.json,
   webpack/ts/tsconfig.1.json,
   webpack/ts/webpack.config.js,
   webpack/ts/karma.webpack.conf.js,
   webpack/ts/config/helpers.js`,
   null,
   `package.json,
-  typings.json,
   tsconfig.json,
   webpack.config.js,
   karma.conf.js,
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@ code-example(format="").
     Learn about the `package.json` in the [npm packages](../guide/npm-packages.html) chapter.
     We require packages for Webpack use in addition to the ones listed in that chapter.
     
-    Learn about `tsconfig.json` and `typings.json` in the [Typescript configuration](../guide/typescript-configuration.html) chapter.
+    Learn about `tsconfig.json` in the [Typescript configuration](../guide/typescript-configuration.html) chapter.
 :marked
   Open a terminal/console window and install the *npm* packages with `npm install`.
  
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ a(id="common-configuration")
 +makeExample('webpack/ts/config/webpack.common.js', 'loaders', 'config/webpack.common.js')(format=".")
 
 :marked
-  * ts - a loader to transpile our Typescript code to ES5, guided by the `tsconfig.json` file
+  * awesome-typescript-loader - a loader to transpile our Typescript code to ES5, guided by the `tsconfig.json` file
   * angular2-template-loader - loads angular components' template and styles
   * html - for component templates
   * images/fonts - Images and fonts are bundled as well.
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/quickstart.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/quickstart.jade
index 9990eaaedc..738c4cdde1 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/quickstart.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/quickstart.jade
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ block package-and-config-files
     li.
       #[b tsconfig.json] defines how the TypeScript compiler generates JavaScript from the project's
       files.
-    li.
-      #[b typings.json] provides additional definition files for libraries that the TypeScript
-      compiler doesn't natively recognize.
     li.
       #[b systemjs.config.js] provides information to a module loader about where to find
       application modules, and registers all the necessary packages. It also
@@ -111,12 +108,10 @@ block package-and-config-files
   +makeTabs(`
       quickstart/ts/package.1.json,
       quickstart/ts/tsconfig.1.json,
-      quickstart/ts/typings.1.json,
       quickstart/ts/systemjs.config.1.js
     `, '', `
       package.json,
       tsconfig.json,
-      typings.json,
       systemjs.config.js
     `)
 
@@ -153,18 +148,9 @@ block install-packages
     .file angular-quickstart
     .children
       .file node_modules ...
-      .file typings ...
       .file package.json
       .file systemjs.config.js
       .file tsconfig.json
-      .file typings.json
-
-
-  :marked
-    If the `typings` folder doesn't show up after running `npm install`, you'll need to install it manually with the command:
-
-  code-example(language="sh"  class="code-shell").
-      npm run typings install
 
 :marked
   You're now ready to write some code!
@@ -206,7 +192,6 @@ block install-packages
     [`HttpModule`](../latest/api/http/index/HttpModule-class.html). These are introduced in the
     [Tour of Heroes Tutorial](./tutorial/).
 
-
 .l-main-section
 h1#root-component Step !{step++}: Create a component and add it to your application
 :marked
@@ -370,13 +355,11 @@ block project-file-structure
         .file app.module.ts
         .file main.ts
       .file node_modules ...
-      .file typings ...
       .file index.html
       .file package.json
       .file styles.css
       .file systemjs.config.js
       .file tsconfig.json
-      .file typings.json
 :marked
   To see the file contents, open the <live-example></live-example>.
 
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt1.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt1.jade
index dfc137c3b8..288b0ab189 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt1.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt1.jade
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@ include ../_quickstart_repo
       .file app.component.ts
       .file app.module.ts
       .file main.ts
-    .file node_modules ...
-    .file typings ...
+    .file node_modules ... 
     .file index.html
     .file package.json
     .file styles.css
     .file systemjs.config.js
     .file tsconfig.json
-    .file typings.json
 :marked
   ## Keep the app transpiling and running
   We want to start the TypeScript compiler, have it watch for changes, and start our server. We'll do this by typing
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt2.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt2.jade
index fbf3d6325f..3415530ca3 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt2.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt2.jade
@@ -27,14 +27,12 @@ include ../_util-fns
       .file app.component.ts
       .file app.module.ts
       .file main.ts
-    .file node_modules ...
-    .file typings ...      
+    .file node_modules ...  
     .file index.html
     .file package.json
     .file styles.css
     .file systemjs.config.js
     .file tsconfig.json
-    .file typings.json
 :marked
   ### Keep the app transpiling and running
   We want to start the TypeScript compiler, have it watch for changes, and start our server. We'll do this by typing
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt3.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt3.jade
index f5c52b030a..e7f3edd739 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt3.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt3.jade
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@ include ../_util-fns
       .file app.component.ts
       .file app.module.ts
       .file main.ts
-    .file node_modules ...
-    .file typings ...      
+    .file node_modules ...   
     .file index.html
     .file package.json
     .file styles.css
     .file systemjs.config.js
     .file tsconfig.json
-    .file typings.json
 :marked
   ### Keep the app transpiling and running
   We want to start the TypeScript compiler, have it watch for changes, and start our server. We'll do this by typing
@@ -213,11 +211,9 @@ code-example(format=".")
       .file hero-detail.component.ts
       .file main.ts
     .file node_modules ...
-    .file typings ...
     .file index.html
     .file package.json
     .file tsconfig.json
-    .file typings.json
 :marked
   Here are the code files we discussed in this chapter.
 
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt4.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt4.jade
index 6b1870dcca..3cc1e28bcf 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt4.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt4.jade
@@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ include ../_util-fns
       .file hero-detail.component.ts
       .file main.ts
     .file node_modules ...
-    .file typings ...
     .file index.html
     .file package.json
     .file styles.css
     .file systemjs.config.js
     .file tsconfig.json
-    .file typings.json
 
 :marked
   ### Keep the app transpiling and running
@@ -315,14 +313,12 @@ a#child-component
       .file hero.service.ts
       .file main.ts      
       .file mock-heroes.ts
-    .file node_modules ...
-    .file typings ...      
+    .file node_modules ...   
     .file index.html
     .file package.json
     .file styles.css
     .file systemjs.config.js
     .file tsconfig.json
-    .file typings.json
 :marked
   Here are the code files we discussed in this chapter.
 
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt5.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt5.jade
index b31145fb7c..7dffbaa7cd 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt5.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt5.jade
@@ -64,13 +64,11 @@ block intro-file-tree
         .file main.ts
         .file mock-heroes.ts
       .file node_modules ...
-      .file typings ...
       .file index.html
       .file package.json
       .file styles.css
       .file systemjs.config.js
       .file tsconfig.json
-      .file typings.json
 
 block keep-app-running
   :marked
@@ -925,13 +923,11 @@ block file-tree-end
         .file main.ts
         .file mock-heroes.ts
       .file node_modules ...
-      .file typings ...
       .file index.html
       .file package.json
       .file styles.css
       .file systemjs.config.js
       .file tsconfig.json
-      .file typings.json
 
 .l-main-section
 :marked
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt6.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt6.jade
index bbe1b7e18e..c662d3c9b0 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt6.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/tutorial/toh-pt6.jade
@@ -564,13 +564,11 @@ block filetree
         .file main.ts
         .file in-memory-data.service.ts (new)
       .file node_modules ...
-      .file typings ...
       .file index.html
       .file package.json
       .file styles.css
       .file systemjs.config.js
       .file tsconfig.json
-      .file typings.json
 
 .l-main-section
 :marked
diff --git a/tools/doc-shredder/doc-shredder.js b/tools/doc-shredder/doc-shredder.js
index 63b65e016a..6ff536d782 100644
--- a/tools/doc-shredder/doc-shredder.js
+++ b/tools/doc-shredder/doc-shredder.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var del = require('del');
 var Dgeni = require('dgeni');
 var _ = require('lodash');
 var globby = require('globby');
-var ignoreDirs = ['**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**', '**/typings/**'];
+var ignoreDirs = ['**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**'];
 
 var _getLogLevel = function (options) { return options.logLevel || 'info'; }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function createShredExamplePackage(shredOptions) {
       readFilesProcessor.sourceFiles = [ {
         // Process all candidate files in `src` and its subfolders ...
         include: includeFiles ,
-        exclude: [ '**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**', '**/typings/**', '**/packages/**', '**/dart/build/**'],
+        exclude: [ '**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**', '**/packages/**', '**/dart/build/**'],
         // When calculating the relative path to these files use this as the base path.
         // So `src/foo/bar.js` will have relative path of `foo/bar.js`
         basePath: options.examplesDir
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ function createShredJadePackage(shredOptions) {
       readFilesProcessor.sourceFiles = [ {
         // Process all candidate files in `src` and its subfolders ...
         include: includeFiles ,
-        exclude: [ '**/node_modules/**', '**/typings/**', '**/packages/**', '**/dart/build/**', '**/_code-examples.jade'],
+        exclude: [ '**/node_modules/**', '**/packages/**', '**/dart/build/**', '**/_code-examples.jade'],
         // When calculating the relative path to these files use this as the base path.
         // So `src/foo/bar.js` will have relative path of `foo/bar.js`
         basePath: options.jadeDir
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ var createShredMapPackage = function(mapOptions) {
       readFilesProcessor.sourceFiles = [ {
         // Process all candidate files in `src` and its subfolders ...
         include: includeFiles,
-        exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '**/typings/**', '**/packages/**', '**/dart/build/**'],
+        exclude: ['**/node_modules/**', '**/packages/**', '**/dart/build/**'],
         // When calculating the relative path to these files use this as the base path.
         // So `src/foo/bar.js` will have relative path of `foo/bar.js`
         basePath: options.jadeDir
diff --git a/tools/plunker-builder/builder.js b/tools/plunker-builder/builder.js
index 9d893f3304..f055fd963b 100644
--- a/tools/plunker-builder/builder.js
+++ b/tools/plunker-builder/builder.js
@@ -255,10 +255,8 @@ class PlunkerBuilder {
       }
     });
 
-    // var defaultExcludes = [ '!**/node_modules/**','!**/typings/**','!**/tsconfig.json', '!**/*plnkr.json', '!**/*plnkr.html', '!**/*plnkr.no-link.html' ];
+    // var defaultExcludes = [ '!**/node_modules/**','!**/tsconfig.json', '!**/*plnkr.json', '!**/*plnkr.html', '!**/*plnkr.no-link.html' ];
     var defaultExcludes = [
-      '!**/typings/**',
-      '!**/typings.json',
       '!**/tsconfig.json',
       '!**/*plnkr.*',
       '!**/package.json',