In A Dutch Town, A Glowing Bike Path Inspired By Van Gogh : Parallels : NPR.
What an incredibly inspiring idea!! Click the link above from NPR to get the full story.
Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde’s illuminated bike path was inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” painting.
The path is illuminated by thousands of twinkling stones that feature glow-in-the-dark technology and solar-powered LED lights. The glowing cycle path is part of a larger Van Gogh Cycle Route in the Dutch province of North Brabant. (Cnn.com)
Roosegaarde collaborated on the .37-mile-long bike path with Dutch companyHeijmans. The company is also helping Roosegaarde build the innovative technology for his ongoing project Smart Highway, which envisions futuristic, interactive highways that include glow-in-the-dark road markings Roosegaarde calls Glowing Lines. “The bicycle path lighting is as subtle as possible to ensure minimal intrusion on the habitat of animals,” reads a Heijmans project description. “To this purpose the intensity of the light giving stones has been adapted. By incorporating lighting into the bicycle path itself, additional street lighting is unnecessary.” (Slate.com)
Not only innovative but very environmentally conscious. I love that they chose subtle lighting so there is little disturbance to the natural environment. Science-Technology-Art!
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