Subway at the Bottom of the Globe

These are lights that are in most subway entrance in New York City. It's function is to clearly indicate that there is a subway stop, with out stating it in text. It is primarily for people who know there is a subway stop in the area, but to get a clear understanding of where it is. Now a days people use a map app on their phone that lets them know that the subway station is in the general vicinity, but the use of the globe lights are for these people to visually see where the entrance is.This is specifically for all the New York commuters that take the subway, but also for tourist; which New York has a lot of. In New York the subway station is the main form of public transportation. Everyone comes encounter with these globes of light. However the native New Yorkers will be used to these lights and the globes may not be useful to them, depending if they know the area or not. The tourist or someone that is non-local will benefit from it's full purpose.

These globes could be generally used anywhere there is a subway station, but it was adopted by New York. This can only be used at the entrances of the new york subway stations, otherwise it will lose it's purpose. For example, if it was used as regular street light or used inside the subway station it would me meaningless. It won't be used solely for the purpose of notifying people of the entrance. The shape and the use of these lights must be exclusive to the subway entrance.The reason the lights were chosen are because light attracts our vision. Sight is the best sense that would work to indicate an entrance. Ever since the creation of these globes they have been helpful until natives have gotten used to them. New York is one of the most touristic cities in the US, if the visitors catch on to this symbol of the subway then it will be very useful and stays to its original purpose.

The idea of these globes are to make it easier for commuters to spot the subway, and to give it almost a characteristic trait. A "face," something that someone would be able to associate with the subway station and be able to find it. It could be that people may have had a hard time finding the entrance that lead to the design and manufacturing of these lights. This is a good idea, because anyone who visits New York might have trouble finding the subway, especially at night the light stands out. But this only works if you have the sense of sight, if a person is blind this won't be a clear signal. This could be better improved if they use more than one sense. If it had a distinct sound or vibration as you near it, it may accurately get the attention of people that are blind or partially blind. Another thing that may be improved is that not all people will catch on that the globe is a symbol of the subway. It can be improved by making the lights much more illuminated or in one bright color. And instead of two on the actual stair way there could be additional ones around it, as well as one on the corners of the block where the subway station is located. Since not all the subway stations are on the corners, some people have to walk half way up the street until they find it. If there was multiple lights that were illuminating one color, and one on the corner of the streets people would have a better understanding of that.