What if the traffic lights could tell you were passing by and then give you extra time to cross the street? This is one of the many features of Responsive Street Furniture, which was part of the Designs of the Year exhibition at London’s Design Museum. (“Customization the Crosswalk Experience.”)
There are many individuals in the United States with visual impairments: around 285 million.
As Citylab.com describes, “It works like this: Users log on to a website and select from a range of potential accommodations, including additional spots to sit, brighter street lights, audio cues, and more time to cross. The site stores users’ data, and when they pass an intersection equipped with the technology, the environment adapts to fit the preselected preferences.”
This technology could benefit the lives of many people.
For more information, including a video illustrating a demo of the technology, please visit: http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2015/05/responsive-furniture-prototype/392294/
