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A designer in America is helping pedestrians to reclaim the streets and put up their own ‘wayfinding’ signs. The website Walk [Your City] is the brainchild of Matt Tomasulo and it allows people to generate their own on-street signs using online tools to boost walkability. The idea was developed last year when a group of people started a wayfinding project in Raleigh, North Carolina, aimed at creating a healthier community. Kickstarter project In April 2012, Walk [Your City] was launched as a Kickstarter Project and managed to get support from 556 backers. According to the website, the project is for citizens to take ownership of their streets and to help build a sense of local community. The team is also promoting it as a quick, light and affordable way of providing pedestrian wayfinding. Tomasulo’s signs are created using an online tool. Users select the location of the sign and its destination, and then type in some text for where it’s pointing to. The time necessary to walk (or bike) the route is generated automatically, and a QR code can be scanned to display the directions in Google Maps. Signs to boost walkability Signs can then be ordered and shipped to the customer’s door, complete with some cable ties for them to put them up in the street. Each sign costs $17, plus $8 shipping. The Walk [Your City] site said: “In 1960, one in four citizens took one useful, 10 minute walk each day. Now that number is one in ten. More people live in cities now than ever before. What makes a place more or less walkable is determined by the choices you have to walk somewhere useful as part of your everyday routine. Walkability is becoming a major factor in how we, both citizens and cities, are shaping our future communities.” Visit http://www.latestdigitals.com for the latest technology news.
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People power comes to street signs
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People power comes to street signs
For the latest tech news, visit www.latestdigitals.com everyday!
People power comes to street signs
www.latestdigitals.com
A designer in America is helping pedestrians to reclaim the streets and put up their own ‘wayfinding’ signs.
The website Walk [Your City] is the brainchild of Matt Tomasulo and it allows people to generate their own on-street signs using online tools to boost walkability.
The idea was developed last year when a group of people started a wayfinding project in Raleigh, North Carolina, aimed at creating a healthier community.
People power comes to street signs
www.latestdigitals.com
Kickstarter project
People power comes to street signs
www.latestdigitals.com
In April 2012, Walk [Your City] was launched as a Kickstarter Project and managed to get support from 556 backers.
According to the website, the project is for citizens to take ownership of their streets and to help build a sense of local community. The team is also promoting it as a quick, light and affordable way of providing pedestrian wayfinding.
People power comes to street signs
www.latestdigitals.com
Tour of two-parts
People power comes to street signs
www.latestdigitals.com
The Xbox One US site has reported that the tour has two parts: the Test Drive and Area One. The Test Drive has four customised trucks kitted out with the console, which will pull up somewhere in town and will have various launch titles available to play, including upcoming blockbusters such as “Forza Motorsport 5”, “Killer Instinct” and “Crimson Dragon”. Area One, meanwhile is described as a party, with live music and a fun opportunity for large groups to try the latest games and “enjoy some gameplay with their friends” and is strictly over-18s only.
People power comes to street signs
www.latestdigitals.com
Tomasulo’s signs are created using an online tool. Users select the location of the sign and its destination, and then type in some text for where it’s pointing to. The time necessary to walk (or bike) the route is generated automatically, and a QR code can be scanned to display the directions in Google Maps.
People power comes to street signs
www.latestdigitals.com
Signs to boost walkability
People power comes to street signs
www.latestdigitals.com
Signs can then be ordered and shipped to the customer’s door, complete with some cable ties for them to put them up in the street. Each sign costs $17, plus $8 shipping.
The Walk [Your City] site said: “In 1960, one in four citizens took one useful, 10 minute walk each day. Now that number is one in ten. More people live in cities now than ever before. What makes a place more or less walkable is determined by the choices you have to walk somewhere useful as part of your everyday routine. Walkability is becoming a major factor in how we, both citizens and cities, are shaping our future communities.”
People power comes to street signs
www.latestdigitals.com
For the latest tech news, visit www.latestdigitals.com everyday!
