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Here's what we looked at this week:In France, a stunning pedestrian and bicycle bridge added to a railway viaduct.Urbanisto: An e-bike that quick-changes into a cargo bike.A modular platform system, by architecture firm Atienza Maure, to make warehouses livable.

This Friday we've got something special: A UX design case study, of which we don't get many. This one comes to us from BMW Group's Designworks, who was asked by the city of L.A. to help improve the experience of their bus passengers.The Sidewalk Transit Amenities ProgramTransforming Urban Mobility With nearly 4 million residents, Los Angeles is not only one of the most populous cities in the United States, it's also one of largest—with its sprawling and dynamic landscape reaching from the Pacific Ocean into the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys.

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It's an increasingly common story: An otherwise healthy person moves into a new home, and strange health issues suddenly kick in--skin rashes, eye irritation, chronic cough, headaches, "brain fog," persistent fatigue. Doctors are baffled and the problems go unsolved. Eventually, the person learns that they've been breathing in spores, released from unseen mold within their home.By some estimates, nearly half of American houses have mold issues. Once thought to cause only respiratory problems, we now know mold can actually have negative neurological and cognitive effects, can cause immune system issues and is potentially carcinogenic. Part of the problem is design-related, with homes not being able to pro

"Train cars typically have a lifespan of approximately 30-50 years," explains Repurposed Materials, a company dedicated to salvaging still-useful castoff materials. "After this period, they cease to comply with federal regulations and are subsequently taken out of service, undergoing decommissioning, parting out, and ultimately scrapping." The company collects the galvanized steel panels—often graffitied—that these decommissioned railcars are clad in.

From 1960 to the 2010s, the population of Mexico City's Ecatepec de Morelos neighborhood grew from a mere 4,600 residents to a staggering 1.6 million. Formerly farmland, this outlying area was remote, hilly and undesirable; its residents lived there because it was all they could afford. Public transportation was terrible, consisting of spotty bus service that took up to 85 minutes—each way—for residents to reach the city center. It was also dangerous, with bus passengers regularly robbed at gunpoint.The Mexican government decided to do something about it in the mid-2010s. A subway line was out of the question; the hillside terrain would make the cost unfathomable. Instead they struck upon the brilliant and economic solution of installing cable cars. The support poles minimize the footprint of the system and can be erected far faster than excavating for subway lines. Cable car stati

Here's a feline-based subcategory of objects on Etsy: Cat bridges.Fayno Pet

What plywood was to the Eameses, concrete is to industrial designers Shawna and Matt Heide. The Quebec-based duo, who operate under the name Concrete Cat, harness the material in unexpected ways to create household objects like trays, vessels, bookends, and even mirror frames. Riotous colors, expressive organic forms and the pair's signature "Oracle pattern"—a sort of cross between tie-dye and marbling—all feature.

This Polaris power outlet, by Japanese brand CIO, has its future-proofing built in. Users can, without needing to rewire, add sockets for USB-A, USB-C, or whatever's coming down the pike next. "The detachable socket structure solves the problem of ports evolving with the times after installation. USB ports, Qi2, and other suction structures can be installed and removed in your preferred combination with no maintenance required. The port arrangement is also

The fields of architecture and industrial design have some overlap. But in the eyes of photographer Hugo Suíssas, they're just about the same thing. The Lisbon-based Suíssas spies everyday objects in the built environment: