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Extreme Commutes: Architects Build "Fast Track" Trampoline Sidewalk in Russia

Extreme Commutes: Architects Build "Fast Track" Trampoline Sidewalk in Russia

There are countless ways to get around cities these days—on foot, bike, or skateboard, by transit or car—but Estonian firm Salto Architects has imagined what could be the next dedicated lane to hit a street near you: the Fast Track trampoline sidewalk. The 170-foot-long trampoline was built earlier this year in Russia for the Archstoyanie Festival, sending leaping pedestrians through Nikola-Lenivets Park, about 120 miles southwest of Moscow.

According the the architects, Fast Track “is a road and an installation at the same time. It challenges the concept of infrastructure that only focuses on technical and functional aspects and tends to be ignorant to its surroundings. Fast track is an attempt to create intelligent infrastructure that is emotional and corresponds to the local context. It gives the user a different experience of moving and percieving the environment.”

Just take care not to spill your coffee on the morning commute! [Via Knstrct.]


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