The Overvecht train station in the Netherlands has installed a “transfer accelerator” on a staircase. If you’ve ever thought that playground equipment needs to be treated more seriously in transportation applications, you’ll love this.
If only we could put in monkey bars.
Reminds me of this project where they turned the subway stairs into a piano! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw
So the Dutch want to get people down stairs faster, and the Swedes want to get people up stairs more slowly. I wonder if this says anything about disparate European cultures.