Man Jailed For Creating Crosswalk, Vows More

Crosswalk restriped, Spike remains
Flickr photo originally uploaded by ANC 3F-04

(DC crosswalk image from ANC3F04.)

Abe sends us notice of this story from Muncie, Indiana. The television news story includes a video--a story that is pretty good. (Note to DC Television News stations and News Channel 8, you can do stories about local issues too!)

This reminds me of the Road Witch project in the UK...


as well as the City Repair project in Portland (and a spinoff project in Seattle).

And this report from the UK makes good points about designing streets for people rather than cars, Living Spaces: Cleaner, Safer, Greener

Of course, so did the classic book by Donald Appleyard, Livable Streets.

Not to mention Park(ing) Day--I have two really great ideas for this for this year, based on talking to some vendors at the Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show a few weeks ago...