Not Safety For Work: 10 Comical Conical Traffic Cones
These traffic safety cones manage to rise above their innate urban utility by virtue of some – dare we say 'iconic' – conic characteristics. Wat Rong Khun (White Temple) in Chiang Rai ...
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Disappearing Road: Cross Quickly, Before It’s Swallowed by the Sea Again
Twice a day, when the tides go down, this causeway appears to connect the French mainland to the island of Noirmoutier, but cross quickly or the road will disappear, stranding you in the middle ...
Talking Points: 12 Odd Japanese Safety & Traffic Cones
Plastic safety cones have become so ubiquitous along Japan's roadways, unusual measures have been taken to ensure they stand out amongst the crowd. ...
Road Blocks: LEGO-Like Modular Roads & Paths Snap Into Place
New roads could be quickly and easily slotted into place, piece by piece, with a new Lego-like modular plastic system that makes the building process feel more like playtime. Prototypes of the ...
Posts With The Most: 12 Cool & Creative Traffic Bollards
Never mind the bollards? Uh-uh: these traffic stoppers halt wayward vehicles like no traffic cone can. The best bollards, though, are designed to look great! Leicester City Council faced ...
‘5 Bridges’ Wins Competition to Stitch Portland Back Together
In many cities, freeways cut through the heart of urban centers like fresh wounds faded to old scars, but what if there were a way to reintegrate the disparate sides across the ...
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 ...
Unauthorized Installations: The Fine Art of Urban Subversion
Brad Downey is familiar with both sides of the art world, with a fine arts degree and gallery exhibitions, on the one hand, and run-ins with the authorities about his sometimes-unsanctioned ...
Fast Track: A 557-Foot Trampoline in the Russian Woods
Pedestrian roads would be a lot more fun if they were bouncy. Maybe that's why Salto Architects decided to complete this unusual installation, a 557-foot-long (170 meter) trampoline walkway that ...
Road Work: 10 Pointed Examples of Traffic Cone Art
When it comes to ubiquitous utility in the service of street safety, orange traffic cones stand alone... except when they stand together and someone deigns to call the result Art. Traffic cone art ...
