Synchronization of pedestrian crossing signals enables triangulation short cuts – traversing two roads with one green signal is a significant efficiency gain for harried morning commuters racing to appease time-card hounds.
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Path through garden worn by junk mail delivery people trying to avoid the watchful eye of the apartment complex security/maintenance workers. It is not only the actions of the residents that slowly mold the building and surrounds over time.
Location: Setagaya, Tokyo.
This example is a note for a pamphlet on “Hand Made Aspects of Mass Produced Housing”. Subscribe to my somewhat-frequent letter HERE if you want to keep in touch easily.
With the completion of a new rotary/taxi stand the route straight out of the station, to the convenience store and up the main street was cut off – necessitating a 2-3 minute detour around the side. For the time scarce suburban commuter this is not obviously not acceptable.
The state of the shrubbery is evidence of the foot-made solution – two well worn paths between the bushes leading in a straight line from the bottom of the stairs to the convenience store. Rule-abiding minds have attempted to discourage this use by placing traffic cones in the way, but to no avail…..
Materials:
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Breeze blocks even out too-large entry steps.
Materials: Breeze Blocks
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Storage for a PET bottle on the go.
Materials: Bicycle
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Easy access for wheeled objects (shopping trolleys, bicycles, etc) created by placing a length of wood up the apartment complex steps. A piece of wood fixed to the lower end prevents slipping.
Materials: Wood
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Duct tape queueing lanes at the train station.
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo
Materials: Duct Tape
