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Bloomberg CityLab: European Cities Get Funds to Transform Streets from Asphalt to Art
Traffic-calming street murals are coming to 19 cities across Europe in a bid to improve pedestrian safety.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Asphalt Art Initiative Awards 19 European Cities Grants to Transform Streets and Public Spaces
Nineteen European cities receiving Asphalt Art Initiative grants of $25,000 to undertake projects in 2023 that use art and design to improve street safety, revitalize public spaces, and engage residents of their communities.
Baltimore Fishbowl: Crosswalk art slows cars in Johnston Square
Since volunteers painted brightly colored pavement designs at three key intersections near the school this spring, drivers have been slowing down and yielding to pedestrians more regularly. Johnston Square’s “Bee Safe Art Crosswalks” project was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative and AARP.
NBC Nightly News: Art initiative making cities across America safer
In Kansas City, Missouri, artists are transforming an infamous intersection into the picture of safety. The project is the latest among dozens of street murals across more than 40 cities that are part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative.
Reasons to Be Cheerful: Want Safer Streets? Cover Them in Art
If speeding and visibility are the problem and crosswalks can’t stop it, color might. The Asphalt Art Initiative, a program funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, provides grants to create art to modify dangerous streets.
Talking Headways Podcast: Asphalt Art!
David Andersson of the Art and Culture team at Bloomberg Associates chats about the implementation and safety characteristics of asphalt art, how communities work on these projects, and the character of public art.
ITS International: The art of road safety
Saving lives on the road surely can’t be as easy as painting the town red – and pink, green, and yellow? Or purple and blue? Can it? Adam Hill has a brush with Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Johns Hopkins University: 5 ways turning city streets into art fuels innovation
Across the United States and around the world, cities are turning gray streetscapes, dark underpasses, and drab public plazas into giant canvasses for artists—and entire communities—to enliven with paint.
Fast Company: The ridiculously simple way to make streets safer for pedestrians
Cities don’t need expensive new traffic signals or road blocks to keep pedestrians safe. They just need a bucket of paint.
Axios: Painted streetscapes brighten cities — and save lives
Streetscape art — think colorful crosswalks and painted intersections — can do a lot to liven up communities and make streets more welcoming. Yet it might seem like a potential distraction for drivers. But new research shows the opposite is true: Painted roadways often make intersections safer by encouraging motorists to slow down and be…