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Axios New Orleans: New Orleans awarded $25K grant for street safety mural

November 14, 2023

Why it matters: New Orleans has the highest rate of fatal bicyclist crashes among major metro areas in the U.S. — on average 9.9 fatal bike crashes for every million residents between 2017-2021.

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Urbano Puebla: Puebla, entre las 25 ciudades que mejoran seguridad vial con iniciativa de Arte en el Asfalto

November 14, 2023

Bloomberg Philanthropies anunció que 25 ciudades de Canadá, México y Estados Unidos recibirán subvenciones de la Iniciativa de Arte en el Asfalto, de hasta $25 mil dólares más apoyo técnico, cada una, para instalar proyectos que utilicen el arte y el diseño para mejorar la seguridad en las calles, revitalizar los espacios públicos e involucrar a la comunidad.

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Town Square NoCo: Hazardous Fort Collins Intersection May Be Getting a Good Upgrade

November 14, 2023

Recently, the city of Fort Collins got a grant from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards and the Asphalt Art Initiative to improve one of the most notorious intersections in town.

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Biz West: Fort Collins receives grant for street artwork

November 14, 2023

Fort Collins will receive a $25,000 grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of its Asphalt Art Initiative grants to install projects that use art and design to improve street safety, revitalize public spaces and engage residents.

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Archinect News: Asphalt Art Initiative expands pedestrian safety program to these 25 North American Cities

November 14, 2023

This fourth round will bring the total number of cities impacted by the program to 90. The initiative says they chose from a field of 200 applicants, and that each selected project will be installed by the end of 2024.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards New Round of Asphalt Art Initiative Grants to 25 Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. to Improve Street Safety

November 14, 2023

25 cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States will receive Asphalt Art Initiative grants – up to $25,000 each plus technical support – to install projects that use art and design to improve street safety, revitalize public spaces, and engage residents.

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Men’s Journal: Can Asphalt Art Improve Cyclist and Pedestrian Safety?

September 1, 2023

Cyclists and motorists share the road, but time and again cyclists are injured or killed because of motor vehicle accidents. To put the brakes on this alarming trend, Bloomberg Philanthropies is incorporating art into asphalt to improve cyclist and pedestrian safety.

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Zag Daily: “The best asphalt art projects bring community engagement into every step of the process”

August 29, 2023

The Asphalt Art Initiative is Bloomberg Philanthropies’ response to cities eager to use art as an effective, low-cost strategy to transform their streets.

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Firenze Today: Philanthropy, the square rebuilt with the “square”: the urban art project

August 29, 2023

A participatory urban art project to reconnect and visualize piazza Valdelsa, in the Novoli district, through an experience of ‘tactical urban planning’. It is the ‘Parole in piazza’ intervention financed by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

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Route Fifty: Cities paint the way to safer streets

July 24, 2023

Crossing the street has never been more dangerous. While the federal government has slow-walked an overhaul of its guidelines that could steer us to safer streets, local communities have taken up the slack, exploring creative, low-cost ways to save lives—including asphalt art.

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