So, when I lived in Chicago, the most stressful times were dashing to the train, hearing it pull into the station and knowing there’s no way to make it down all those steps before it pulls back out. Not sure what the physics are on the speed of running down stairs vs flinging myself down a slide, but it would definitely alleviate a touch of travel anxiety! Dutch Railway Installs a Slide To Get To The Train  It’s officially called a ‘transfer accelerator’ by Dutch railway maintenance company ProRail, but everyone else would say it’s a slide. An awesome slide. Installed next to a stairway at the newly renovated railway station Overvecht in the city of Utrecht, the slide offers travellers the opportunity to quickly reach the railway tracks when they’re in a hurry.  “[The designers] brilliantly foresaw that such a playful urban intervention can generate large-scale positive spin-off for a disadvantaged neighborhood like Overvecht, and that’s exactly what happened.” (via caro, kenyatta, The Pop-Up City)

So, when I lived in Chicago, the most stressful times were dashing to the train, hearing it pull into the station and knowing there’s no way to make it down all those steps before it pulls back out. Not sure what the physics are on the speed of running down stairs vs flinging myself down a slide, but it would definitely alleviate a touch of travel anxiety!

Dutch Railway Installs a Slide To Get To The Train 

It’s officially called a ‘transfer accelerator’ by Dutch railway maintenance company ProRail, but everyone else would say it’s a slide. An awesome slide. Installed next to a stairway at the newly renovated railway station Overvecht in the city of Utrecht, the slide offers travellers the opportunity to quickly reach the railway tracks when they’re in a hurry. 

“[The designers] brilliantly foresaw that such a playful urban intervention can generate large-scale positive spin-off for a disadvantaged neighborhood like Overvecht, and that’s exactly what happened.”

(via caro, kenyatta, The Pop-Up City)

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    I have the strong urge to go to the Netherlands to ride a train, now…
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    i need that… in my house
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    They’d better have this in Amsterdam when I go there
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    ffs. why do i not live in the Netherlands?
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    holy shit this is awesome! another reason why the dutch have it so much better haha
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