Traffic Articles

Bike lanes in the sky

January 27, 2010 at 8:43 am
Filed under Traffic, Transportaton, Urban Planning

Martin Angelov says, “Everything started in the summer of 2008. I decided to participate in the international architectural competition Line of Site on the City Transportation Interchange brief. The first crazy idea which came to my mind was to make flying bicycle-lanes, using steel wire, something like ski lift but working on the opposite principle in which the wire is static and it doesn’t need electricity.”  Kolelinia (the name of the project) might seem far-fetched but check out the schematics; they make it seem much less scary. — A.M.

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Metro for Sydney

January 15, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Filed under Traffic, Transportaton, Urban Planning, Wayfinding

“To maintain and improve Sydney’s global position and contribution to national productivity, Sydney needs efficient transport networks for the free-flow of people between their homes and jobs.  We also need to cater for visitors to our city and for off-peak travel.”  SEGDster Jack Bryce thought you might enjoy this website on “the first steps toward a Metro network.” — A.M.

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LightLane

January 2, 2010 at 10:21 am
Filed under Traffic, Transportaton

Yonks ago, when you first read about this personal bike path here, it was just an entry in a design competition. But it generated so much buzz that Boston-based Altitude is in the development phase of a production model. LightLane mounts behind your bike seat and casts a green bike lane that follows to the sides and slightly behind your center — think Prince Philip following Queen Elizabeth. — A.M.

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