León, Spain
Slowing traffic with a playful puzzle of color
The Project
Leon’s Asphalt Art project was installed as part of the city’s larger efforts to improve accessibility and safety at the crosswalk to the Maristas San José School on Avenida de Álvaro López Núñez, an important educational center located on one of the busiest roads in the city. A new brightly-colored crossing area indicates a pedestrian priority zone where drivers must travel at 10 kilometers per hour or less. Together with the roadway mural, a series of infrastructure improvements including lighting upgrades, the installation of new street furniture, and new bicycle parking, all aimed to reduce vehicular speed to 10 kilometers per hour and improve the overall pedestrian experience. The mural design, evocative of a jigsaw puzzle, was facilitated by artist and professor Carlos Cuenllas, who worked with Maristas students to develop ideas that were then submitted to the City Council for review and final selection.
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Press
Zebra Crossing At Maristas San Jose (images) (Leonoticias, April 19, 2024)
The New Zone 10 At Maristas Takes On Colour With The Work Designed By The Students (Diario De Leon, March 19, 2024)
A Giant Puzzle To Cross In The Center Of León (Leonoticias, January 2, 2024)
Work Begins To Improve Access To The Maristas In Álvaro López Núñez (Diario De Leo, September 19, 2023)
León To Receive $25,000 From Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative To Improve Maristas San José Intersection (Leonoticias, October 10, 2022)
Former New York Mayor Bloomberg’s Foundation Donates 25,000 Euros To León To Improve Its Mobility (ABC Castile and Leon, October 10, 2022)
For inspiration and tips for the creation of art on roadways and public places, download the Bloomberg Associates Asphalt Art Guide which features successful plaza and roadway art activations around the world, as well as key steps for developing such projects.
