Notions from different countries, where the main goal is the safety and convenience of citizens (21 photos)

Life in the city is inextricably linked with the emergence of such problems such as: traffic jams, pollution, crowds, etc. Although in large The city has many job opportunities and countless amenities, some of them have become overcrowded and sometimes places unsuitable for life.





However, as people become more and more aware of modern problems, some urban planners strive to ensure that urban areas remained comfortable for people and did not interfere environment. We have collected some impressive projects for you useful infrastructure, which are commendable, but this is already you decide.

Park bench that folds into a table



The back of the bench can be set horizontally. position and use as a table. However, if someone is spills or stains the “table”, then it is unlikely that anyone else will want to go there sit when the transformer returns to bench mode. At least it's good that the tabletop does not fold into the seat.

“Very handy if you want to tip someone’s coffee on their knees,” joked in the comments.

Train station entrance in Denver, USA





A very beautiful solution instead of the usual canopy, which makes up for the lack of greenery in the area at any time of the year.

Transportation in Los Angeles



Some kind of Cthulhu from the world of transport interchanges. Funny Fact: The films Speed and La La Land were filmed here. And now less fun fact: this interchange is located right in the center of Los Angeles. But in fairness, I would like to note that from the ground everything looks otherwise.

Bicycle pump installed next to the bike parking space



The author reported that this photo was taken in the center of Stafford, Great Britain. I wonder how well this pump is protected from vandals?

Users wrote that such pumps are quite common in the Netherlands and Sweden.

Temporary bridge around a landslide in Fukui Prefecture, Japan



The Japanese authorities have built a temporary road to prevent force drivers to take a 20 km detour. As reported, on the construction of the temporary bridge took 4 months. When asked why the bridge does not have smooth turns, but sharp corners, the Japanese authorities replied that used ready-made standard sections because there was no time wait for them to be custom made.

Special bollard that cyclists can hold on to while waiting for traffic lights, Sweden



If you see this, just walking around the city, then it is unlikely will be able to understand what it is. The author of the photo wrote that depending on from traffic congestion, the number of such columns varies from one to three.

“I drove past it in confusion for years, but then realized what it was when I first stopped at this traffic light on your bike,” wrote one user.

Toronto puts three dots on the road at intersections so that cyclists know where to stop in order to a detector has been triggered, the signal of which should change the light of a traffic light



“After 2-3 seasons of snow, salt and snow machines, these dots disappear,” wrote the author of the photo.

This will reportedly only work with bikes with iron frame, so if you have an aluminum or carbon frame, then the detector will not notice it. In this case, cyclists are advised attach neodymium magnets to the frame, which will force the detector to notice.

Glowing road markings in Nantes, France



And these are not reflective elements, but the real led tile. Wear-resistant LED tiles light up, showing the priority of passage at the intersection. This invention belongs to the French company Colas and is called Flowell.

train runningfrom France to England, has two types of electrical outlets for travelers



Moreover, on this Eurostar train you can choose how to pay for food and drinks: you can pay both in euros and in pounds. USB outputs are universal for all countries.

Dedicated bus lanes in the middle of the autobahn in Essen, Germany



These dedicated lanes are an alternative railway tracks. The paths may seem very narrow, so you can think that these buses will travel slowly so as not to accidentally damage the wheels on the curbs, but in fact on the side of each wheel there are additional guide wheels.

They look like this



Elevated Metro Line Integrated into the Park, Kolkata, India



The city authorities placed overpasses on concrete pillars vertical gardens. The park reportedly has free Wi-Fi and for charging laptops.

This place is located in the New City, Kolkata, which the authorities want to make the most modern, thoughtful and caring about ecology.

From a different angle



A traffic light on the sidewalk for pedestrians who can't take their eyes off their smartphones



In addition to phone fanatics, these lights can also help for those who may have trouble seeing traffic lights, located on the other side of the road. It is important to understand that even with with such traffic lights, you should still take your eyes off the phone, because like a green light does not mean that you can go, because some driver might try to run the red.

In the Netherlands, similar "traffic lights for typists" look like this



During major events in France on gray fence posts put on bright yellow covers so that they were more visible



You can say that such bars should always be are clearly visible, but the idea is that with a normal amount pedestrians are very easy to spot, so they should merge with environment, but when the crowd gets bigger, the fences lose their natural visibility and need to be enhanced.

“Probably this is done for design purposes, design is really important in France,” wrote the author of the photo.

In normal times, the fence posts look like this



Glow in the dark barrier



Thanks to this measure, drivers will definitely not demolish this barrier, at least they will do it much less frequently. Probably it would it's nice to add sound during the raising and lowering of the barrier, but, We think it would annoy people living nearby.

“Watched a movie at the cinema with free massage chairs and USB charging ports”



This does not exactly apply to urban infrastructure, but everything anyway, it looks cool. Such amenities can be found in China.

Users have suggested that USB ports may stimulate viewers to use their phones during the session, to which the author of the photo replied: “Everything was in order, no one was using phones when I was watching a movie and we all left the theater with fully charged phones."

Aqueduct Veluwemer



This aqueduct, also called the water bridge, has 25 meters long and 19 meters wide. The water depth in the aqueduct is 3 meter, which allows vessels with high masts to easily move along Lake Veluwemeer. Further along the same road there is a wider place for the passage of ships, but there the water flows under the bridge.