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the red tarmac offers pedestrians an extra safety measure when crossing, while taking away space from the drivers); parking is also a critical matter, generating therefore, economic consequences for the local shops (‘Material Lives’, 2009, scene 1). Another relevant point is the fact that, City Road social appearance, along with its material assets usage, changes considerably throughout the day, making it almost a different street by nightfall (e.g. from a busy commercial street during the day to a ‘party haven’ at night, when it is taken over by young adults) (‘Making social lives on City Road’, 2009, Scene 8). Such an absolute change does not occur on the Kö.
On the Kö, the very same material things, should not only perform the most frugal of the functions, but also be in accordance to what the street stands for, thus, being an active part of the process of creating objective tangible differences -like in City Road, as well as, subjective ones.
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On City Road, this individual would most likely not even be noticed. The same individual walking down the Kö, would be regarded as conspicuous. The same can be applied to the type of cars circulating on the Kö or City Road, a Ferrari on the Kö would be taken for granted while on City Road it would probably stand out. Another example to consider is parking. Though there are many parking slots and options, the prices around the Kö are up to 80% more expensive than other streets in Düsseldorf (RP Online, 2011), hence, favouring the visit of the more affluent layer of the community over the lesser
On the Kö, the very same material things, should not only perform the most frugal of the functions, but also be in accordance to what the street stands for, thus, being an active part of the process of creating objective tangible differences -like in City Road, as well as, subjective ones.
Kö supports …show more content…
On City Road, this individual would most likely not even be noticed. The same individual walking down the Kö, would be regarded as conspicuous. The same can be applied to the type of cars circulating on the Kö or City Road, a Ferrari on the Kö would be taken for granted while on City Road it would probably stand out. Another example to consider is parking. Though there are many parking slots and options, the prices around the Kö are up to 80% more expensive than other streets in Düsseldorf (RP Online, 2011), hence, favouring the visit of the more affluent layer of the community over the lesser