Reviving the Cool Factor of Drinking Fountains

In 2012, a design group in New York City called Pilot Projects organized an event in Union Square to promote their plan of installing 100 new drinking fountains in the city. Their goal was to design fountains that people would love to use, fostering a sense of pride and making them cool again. They were inspired by the historic drinking fountains installed in London in the 19th century, which provided clean and safe drinking water to combat the cholera epidemic and promote the temperance movement.