Has anyone ever tried a crosswalk project where an artist is hired to create a template that the City keeps and its streets department can use as a stencil to paint and repaint the design on the asphalt?
Deborah Glickman
Management Analyst II
Ph: 760.346.0611 Direct: 760.837.1664
dglickman@cityofpalmdesert.org
From: Julia Muney Moore [mailto:jmoore@indyarts.org]
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2018 6:16 AM
To: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com
Subject: Re: painted crosswalks
There have been a number of crosswalk painting projects here. Paint does not last long: even the best application method won't get you past about a year without touch-ups, depending on the location and traffic flow. Bike lane marker paint lasts longer but it's a more difficult process and the range of colors is much narrower. Thermoplastic insulation in high-traffic areas is about 2-3 years. In low-traffic residential areas with overhanging shade you can get intersection and crosswalk paint projects to last 2 years.
Bottom line, it's a fun project with lots of community engagement potential, and there are several technical options based on site considerations and who's involved, but everyone has to understand that it's not permanent and will require maintenance and repainting.
Julia Muney Moore
Director of Public Art
Arts Council of Indianapolis
924 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 631-3301 x 240
(317) 332-8382 mobile
On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 6:32 AM, Charles Bergen <c.s.bergen@gmail.com> wrote: