Bike hangers: Vertical installed bike parkings between high buildings.

What is it?

The Bike-Hanger is a vertically rotating, multi-level bike parking by Manifesto Architecture.

Why it’s cool?

The Bike Hanger is an innovative and essential facility for the South-Korean city of Seoul which aims to increase its bicycle-friendliness. This facility is not only low-maintenance and environmentally friendly. By being installed in between buildings it it takes advantage of many of the underutilized spaces that exist around the city.Each Bike-Hanger is able to store between 20-36 bicycles and it is easily attached to the sides of buildings. This bike parking has a minimal disturbing factor to the pedestrian traffic below.

This sustainable design doesn’t require any other Electricity or other energy. In fact the designers are ‘re-cycling’ the underutilized spaces in the Korean city. These bike-hangers could be introduced to Europe as the innovative and good-looking solution to save space in our packed cities. 

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NYC: Taxi of tomorrow: The new 'green' yellow cab.

What is it?

Let me present you the ‘taxi of tomorrow’.

The well-known yellow NYC cabs will be exchanged for these ‘green’ electric versions in 2017.

Why it’s cool?

World’s fastest city has picked it’s new generation of cabs. This future electric cab is still yellow but greener. This nissan cab isn’t only making a difference for the enviroment; passengers will experience a huge practical difference aswell. 

There is enough space for 4 passengers and their luggage, substantially improved over current taxi models. The vehicle owns sliding doors and grab handles which provide an easy entry and exit. Thanks to the transparent shaded roof panel it will give you unique views of the city. 

The passengers will also experience more ease by the overhead reading lights and Floor lighting which willl them help to locate their belongings. During this enjoyable ride you can easily charge your smartphone by using the mobile charging station. 

This cab also comes with lot’s of benefits for the taxi-driver, which you can find here.

With more than 13,000 taxis traveling through NYC and a cumulative 500 million miles per year this innovative cab will bring NYC nothing but succes and improvement!

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