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Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a European expansion of its Asphalt Art Initiative on the heels of a new study from the organization and Sam Schwartz Consulting that revealed some eye-opening statistics about the improvement of blacktop spaces in urban areas.

There was an especially sharp reduction with pedestrians and cyclists getting struck by cars, according to a new report. The art projects include things like intersection murals and colorfully painted crosswalks.

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced an expansion of the Asphalt Art Initiative in Europe and opened applications for Asphalt Art Initiative grants which will provide as many as 20 cities with $25,000 for projects that use art and design to improve street safety, revitalize public spaces, and engage community residents.

A safer walk to school for Baltimore students: that’s what the Rebuild Johnston Square Neighborhood is striving to achieve.

Volunteers took to the streets of Johnston Square in Baltimore this weekend hoping to slow down drivers near a school.

Bloomberg Philanthropies Asphalt Art Initiative awarded to the Department of Public Works, in partnership with the Arts Council for Long Beach, will fund a crosswalk art installation at the intersection of Chestnut Avenue and 15th Street to improve street safety, revitalize public space and engage the local community.

Two projects in Niagara Falls, NY are working to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist safety in hazardous intersections, one funded by the Asphalt Art Grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies and another led by GObike Buffalo.

As a neighborhood works to shift divisions and narratives through community-driven art, WMHT is proud to be covering this project for an upcoming documentary Bridging the Divide, featuring exclusive access to the art installation process.

The intersection of public art and traffic safety ramped up in September when Bloomberg Philanthropies granted up to $25,000 each to Kansas City and 25 other municipalities around the country.