Hot Times at Old Town

Appearing below are selections from the hard copy Hot Times. The objective is to highlight activities at the School and in the larger community, especially those featuring or of special interest to teachers and staff. Your suggestions are welcome. Enter a comment (under any item); it will come to me rather than automatically appearing.

Sweden’s Giant Keyboard

Swedish subway riders were surprised this past summer when a giant, fully functional keyboard replaced a staircase in the Stockholm station. There it was, white keys and black keys, leading up to street level.
The nominal idea behind this Volkswagen-sponsored project was to increase use of the stairs rather than the escalator. And, of course, it succeeded: there was a 66% increase in use of the stairs as commuters glissandoed between levels. On the downside: No one has measured the impact on subway patrons of the continuous discordant notes.

Filed under: Uncategorized by Skip | November 20, 2009 | Comments (0)


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