In many cases, AARP grant funds were used to both demonstrate and implement a solution for safer streets.
Learn more below and hit the images to “visit” each community.
Northfield, Vermont
The pedestrians arrived soon after the purple paint dried.
The instantaneous use was the clearest indicator that our project was successful."
The results informed where a walk-bike lane would be the most useful for and appreciated by residents.
“Our community has loved this project and have asked for us to do more in the future.”
The project gained state and national recognition, most notably at the National Main Street Conference.
Leaders from other cities have since contacted Main Street Enid for advice about implementing crosswalk art in their communities.
The pictured promotion summarizes the steps involved in soliciting and then selecting the two winning designs.
The “Hendo Bee Line” mural featured paintings of 20 pollinator flowers.
Each hand is a different skin color in honor of the community’s racial and ethnic diversity.
The result: Drivers actually slowed down!
said Joe Batcheller, the organizations president.
The project helped reduce speeds by 20 percent on average.
Two-dozen volunteers age six to 70 participated in the installation.
