Creative/Community involved intersection repair

[OurTulsa]

Ever dreamed of making the streets outside your abode more livable, pedestrian-friendly, and community-oriented?

City Repair in Portland, Oregon hosts an annual Village Building Convergence where hundreds of people come together to build diverse projects for the benefit of their communites and to take back their streets via a process known as the Intersection Repair.

This involves painting streets with a high-visiblity mural that creates a public square for residents to gather and one which gently encourages drivers to slow down when approaching these spaces. Over time the neighbors further enhance the transformation by adding amenities like benches, community bulletin boards, and introducing gardens & art. As you'll see, the possibilites are endless.

http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/intersection-repair/

Many neighborhoods in Tulsa can do this!!!

[patric]

quote:Originally posted by inteller

vision 2025 funds are available for neighborhoods to create entrances at the intersections to their neighborhoods.

I think that money is long since gone.

[TheArtist]

Well if anyone, anywhere in the city, wants to do this and can get permission. I will buy the paint.

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by patric

quote:Originally posted by inteller

vision 2025 funds are available for neighborhoods to create entrances at the intersections to their neighborhoods.

I think that money is long since gone.

no, i know my neighborhood applied and got the funds they just havent done the work yet.  so the money is still there.

[OurTulsa]

I finally followed up on this idea and have found out that Public Works will not allow such an idea.  The response was that this would distract drivers and make the intersection more dangerous.....   One of the primary points  -- to distract drivers, slow them down as well as make the neighborhoods a little more interesting...reinforce an identity.  Someone ought to do it anyway!

[patric]

I finally followed up on this idea and have found out that Public Works will not allow such an idea.  The response was that this would distract drivers and make the intersection more dangerous.....   One of the primary points  -- to distract drivers, slow them down as well as make the neighborhoods a little more interesting...reinforce an identity.  Someone ought to do it anyway!

Give me a mini-garden with flowers, shrubs and trees over an animated LED sign any day.

[ILUVTulsa]

Well if anyone, anywhere in the city, wants to do this and can get permission. I will buy the paint.

Portland's City Repair started as a DIY, non-sanctioned, guerrilla movement.  No one asked for any permission or permits.  They just did it.  That was the point.  Who Owns Streets?

Since their guerrilla street repair days, against the wishes of PDOT, our PW equivalent, City Repair is mainstream PDX.   

Of course, Sir Hardt and Zachary won't allow it.  Just do it.


http://cca-actions.org/category/guerrilla

[carltonplace]

I finally followed up on this idea and have found out that Public Works will not allow such an idea.  The response was that this would distract drivers and make the intersection more dangerous.....   One of the primary points  -- to distract drivers, slow them down as well as make the neighborhoods a little more interesting...reinforce an identity.  Someone ought to do it anyway!

This is distracting but billboards that blast your eyeballs out of their sockets are just fine.

[ILUVTulsa]

Well if anyone, anywhere in the city, wants to do this and can get permission. I will buy the paint.

Intersection Repair:  29 May, 3rd/Kenosha.  11:30-ish p.m.  Bring paint!

[TURobY]

Intersection Repair:  29 May, 3rd/Kenosha.  11:30-ish p.m.  Bring paint!

It's funny, but if we were to actually do something like this, I would totally join in. I would suggest a weekend however. There would be less witnesses and I wouldn't have to worry about getting fired from my job for taking off.

[custosnox]

It's funny, but if we were to actually do something like this, I would totally join in. I would suggest a weekend however. There would be less witnesses and I wouldn't have to worry about getting fired from my job for taking off.

ditto on the weekend

[OurTulsa]

Intersection Repair:  29 May, 3rd/Kenosha.  11:30-ish p.m.  Bring paint!

Any colors in particular?

[custosnox]

ditto on the weekend

I see it's pm, not am.  and on a friday. I'm good.  Will check my paint levels.

[RecycleMichael]

Did you ever consider the liability of putting paint on the street?

What if it affects the ability to stop a car?

I know you guys are just taggers with real jobs, but I am against random people painting public property.

[Gaspar]

I like it. 

In my neighborhood, I have an idea for a beautiful sunset mural at the intersection of 86th and Pittsburgh that says "Slow The Fu@& Down!"