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D.C. Metro Rolls Out Color-Coded Escalator Rails to Guide Passengers

The Washington Metro Transit Authority has quietly rolled out a simple but ingenious wayfinding solution: colored escalator railings to guide passengers to their trains. Graphic designer Jen ...

Stopped Steps: 10 Declining Abandoned Escalators

Well, that did NOT escalate quickly. These busted up and broken down abandoned escalators won't be devouring any CROC plastic sandals anytime soon. An outdoor escalator? In damp, rainy ...

Need a Lift? Road Elevator Boosts Cyclists up Steep Hills

If there's a particularly daunting hill on your cycling or stroller-pushing route, you may have already thought to yourself, "I wish there were some kind of magical contraption that could haul me ...

Attracting Stairs: 10 Extremely Elevating Escalators

Escalators... these effortless inclined elevators have moved millions over the past century yet are usually dismissed as utilitarian urban appliances. Not so - escalators today exhibit a ...

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