'The Dynamic Street' Bringing Modular Urban Life To City Streets

'The Dynamic Street' Bringing Modular Urban Life To City Streets
To grant streets this shape-shifting function, the Dynamic Street prototype is made up of a number of hexagonal modular panels that could ideally be picked up and placed elsewhere to suit the changing function of a street....
To grant streets this shape-shifting function, the Dynamic Street prototype is made up of a number of hexagonal modular panels that can be picked up and placed elsewhere to suit the changing function of a street. The lack of heavy equipment to reposition the panels is key, since the Dynamic Street aims to avoid traffic disruptions. The Dynamic Street in Toronto is inspired by a French research group IFSTTAR’s pilot project to install removable urban pavement (paywall) in Nantes, France.

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