+ POOL is an innovative strategy to provide clean swimming space within the river water of New York. In the same way that Urban Theory has engaged with the idea of piecemeal urban improvement, + POOL started from a simple idea: rather than try and clean an entire river how and why would we start by cleaning a small piece of it?
+ POOL filters river water through a layered system to removing bacteria and contaminants without the use of chemicals or additives. The system will clean up to half a million gallons of river water every single day, while at the same time providing an incredible space for swimming. An initial trial version of the project is already in development having successful reached the Kickstarter goal of $250,000, and it is hoped a 35' x 35' prototype will be launched this August.
This is an incredible project which also shows a really progressive example of the development in the relationship between innovation and internet funding, and much more information can be found on the project's Kickstarter page.
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