http://nheeda.com/2009/07/15/rubber-sidewalk-material-gets-a-road-test-in-charlotte/ Fri, 21 May 2010 21:51:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://nheeda.com/2009/07/15/rubber-sidewalk-material-gets-a-road-test-in-charlotte/#comment-100 Pedestrian delighter! « It happens here: Consumer-centric Innovation in Charlotte and beyond Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:38:00 +0000 http://nheeda.com/?p=305#comment-100 [...] not painted, but rather created from plastic tiles.  I’ll have to see how it compares to the rubber sidewalk in Plaza Midwood! Leave a Comment No Comments Yet so far Leave a comment RSS feed for [...] [...] not painted, but rather created from plastic tiles.  I’ll have to see how it compares to the rubber sidewalk in Plaza Midwood! Leave a Comment No Comments Yet so far Leave a comment RSS feed for [...]

]]> http://nheeda.com/2009/07/15/rubber-sidewalk-material-gets-a-road-test-in-charlotte/#comment-42 Ryan Burkhart Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:51:03 +0000 http://nheeda.com/?p=305#comment-42 They are an absolute pleasure to walk upon, if nothing else. I enjoy the little "bounce" one gets, which is akin to a nice running track. Have you heard about the designer who is trying to implement conductor street panels in NYC? The idea is that with each step we take, energy is lost. Why not capture it and use it to power street lights? Unfortunately, I cannot recall the name of the designer who is experimenting with this concept. They are an absolute pleasure to walk upon, if nothing else. I enjoy the little “bounce” one gets, which is akin to a nice running track. Have you heard about the designer who is trying to implement conductor street panels in NYC? The idea is that with each step we take, energy is lost. Why not capture it and use it to power street lights? Unfortunately, I cannot recall the name of the designer who is experimenting with this concept.

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