Some innovative Germans have come up with a pretty creative way to entertain pedestrians that are waiting at a crosswalk. Instead of just hitting a button and waiting for the walk sign, you can play a game of Pong with someone across the street. It's a slick idea that is being used in at least two different intersections in Germany and I think it would fit well in Silicon Valley's culture.
I think the urbanists that read this blog would agree that ideally there would be no crosswalk buttons and all the streetlights would be optimized for pedestrians. However, there are several intersections where that just won't work such as Market and San Carlos... which also happens to be in front of the Marriott, St. Claire, Plaza de Cesar Chavez, and a stones-throw away from the Convention Center. With so many visitors coming to this intersection, what better place to show a little digital creativity in our public infrastructure?
Source: Autoblog
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My wish is for San Jose to have 28 story Light Tower with observation deck on just below the top of the building. The building would be located on First/San Fernando. That's right, push Sobrato out!
ReplyDeleteMy wish would be for a Chipotle or Starbuck's to open beneath 360 Residences. The mixed-use is right next to two hotels....how have they not found an eatery tenant yet?
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