Another shot at MTR stations and places where staircases are placed in parallel with each other. Have you noticed that even when escalators are a bit out of the way on MTR stations, people usually won't mind getting that extra step just to be able to use them? The obvious reason is that escalators require less effort for passengers to get to the upper floor.The MTR has posted the "Step Your Way To Health" as an incentive to people who ditch escalators and take the stairs. Yet, people can take the escalator and walk and end up at the MTR turnstile or favorite Midlevels dining place faster.
So how do we get people to use the staircase instead of the escalator. Make the steps resemble as piano keys so that every step you make, a sound will be produced. With the rush hour crowd, and many people rush to use both escalators and staircases I bet the piano tune's gonna be like the Flight of the Bumblebee.
Here's How Volkswagen did it in Stockholm, Sweden.
Photo credit: jparise
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