Chicago will build a floating bike paths on solar energy Bashny.Net

The citizens of Chicago in the near future may appear interesting entertainment. We are talking about a year round floating bike path. Reinforced concrete design should be placed on pontoons directly on the Chicago river.


The design called River Ride was designed by the design Studio Second Shore, and gathered a company Marinetek. River Ride will be operated all year round. The construction will install numerous solar panels, which will make the existence of bike paths fully contained. The sun will be fed lighting. Also this energy will nourish the thermal elements, which will allow you to use melatonine throughout the year.





According to reports, the vast majority of residents do not dare to ride bicycles on roads. This increases the number of accidents involving cyclists. Despite this, the mayor of Chicago wants to turn the city into the most convenient for cyclists in the United States. In the near future the creation of a large number of parks, bike lanes and other infrastructure for cyclists.





Pontoons for River Ride will be collected by the company Marinetek. It is a world leader in the production of floating structures. The parts are individually created at the plant, and then to gather in a single engineering structure. The city is gradually change their appearance, and people often think about the environment. This entails the creation of a variety of urban projects that simplify life. And this is manifested in the details. For example, the National authority for road safety USA obliged, electric vehicles to alert cyclists and visually impaired of its approach special devices.

Energy now provide not only special Bicycle paths and conventional sidewalks, and dilapidated housing restaurerede for a few hours. published

 

Source: hightech.fm/2016/11/15/chicago_floating_bike_paths