MIT urban planners are using Legos to model Boston transit systems
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are using Legos to map out how changes in bus-rapid transit systems could affect Boston.
The MIT Department of Urban Studies, the Changing Places group at the MIT Media Lab, and the Barr Foundation worked together to build three models: one of Dudley Square, one of a Boston street, and a touchscreen interface that can represent an entire region according to citylab.com.
The models are available to the public to work with in order to see how new plans might influence their commute or the area they live or work in. The models also create a medium for users to get a 3D look at different commuting routes available to them.
The use of Legos makes this project something anyone with any background could be involved with. “Our ultimate objective is this idea of co-creation…We would like that to happen in how we produce 21st century transit systems,’’ Chris Zegras, a professor of transportation and urban planning at MIT told citylab.com.
Read the full story at citylab.com.
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A tour of Legoland Discovery Center Boston:
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