EUROPEAN CITY TESTS “PEDESTRIAN BUBBLES” TO REDUCE CROWD STRESS IN TOURIST DISTRICTS
New system uses projected light circles to manage personal space and pedestrian flow, prompting both praise and confusion. BARCELONA — In an effort to ease congestion and improve the “psychological comfort” of visitors in dense public areas, Barcelona has introduced what city planners are calling “Pedestrian Bubbles,” a spatial management system that projects softly glowing…
