RNeighbors - RColorful Corners

About RColorful Corners

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Pictured is a Portland intersection project that Joe Sixta (pictured walking in crosswalk), past RNeighbors intern, participated in.

Late in 2006, several Rochester Neighborhood Association leaders contacted RNeighbors with a news article about a project in St. Paul, Minnesota, called Paint the Pavement. This project involves neighborhood members working together to create a street mural, in an effort to transform an urban street intersection into a neighborhood asset. Those involved believe this program is another tool to calm traffic and improve pedestrian safety in neighborhoods.

RColorful Corners

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What

Rochester neighborhood members work together to create colorful projects, such as street murals, transforming public space into neighborhood assets.

Why

Without spending a single tax dollar, this grassroots project creates a safer and more livable neighborhood by:

Bringing neighbors together to create art.
Reclaiming public space as a place for community connections.
Calming traffic speed.

This bright sun was painted by a group of neighbors on an intersection in Portland, Oregon.

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