Braille for your feet!

     I have been meaning to write about this observation for some time now and am finally getting around to it. When I first came to Japan I noticed yellow tile stripes on the floor of the train station and then all around Japan.  They were on the streets and in some buildings as well.  I asked about the tiles, specifically why they had bumps on them.  The answer is that they are for blind people to find their way around the train station. You can feel the bumps through your shoes, and even make out if they are dashes or dots!  Here is a photo I took in the subway outside of Ueno station.          

     I think this idea is terrific and wonder, why we are not doing this in the States?  Come on infrastructure people, get on the ball!