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Last summer, many British media information reported on an ambitious construction project in London expensive floating paths for cyclists and pedestrians.
They want to lay a track in the very center of the English capital along Thames embankment. The project is private, and engineers, judging by everything, could not get the sponsorship of the state or others entrepreneurs, therefore, decided to turn to the national project financing online. As a platform for crowdfunding was chosen by the international web resource “Indiegogo”.
If a large number of web users donate to the project enough money, then residents and guests of London, loving cycling and Hiking, they will have at their disposal completely safe, environmentally friendly, with a very scenic route through the center cities. True, the passage and passage along the track will not be free – for this you have to fork out every time a half pounds sterling, i.e. approximately one and a half hundred rubles, translated into Russian money. High-tech track will run in close proximity to the river bank, without interfering with movement ships.
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As a support, they plan to use pontoons connected between themselves. They will be fixed on the water surface with special anchor blocks with loops – this will allow complex construction behave stably during the ebb and flow. Project authors report that the floating track will have four cycling anti-slip strips. Rainwater and thawed snow will flow into the river. To not get into the Thames cyclists and pedestrians, on the sides of the track will be installed elegant and at the same time safe railing. It is assumed that in rush hour design will be open to cyclists and the rest pedestrians will be able to move quietly and on weekends.
After sunset, the track will be lit with lanterns. Electric power for this they will be able to provide renewable sources – tides, low tides, wind, sun. Part of the energy received will be stored in batteries for use in case of shortage.
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