Lansing Eastside Crosswalk Painting

Project Location:

Eastside Neighborhood, Lansing

Briefly Describe Your Project Idea:

We will paint the pedestrian crosswalks at neighborhood road intersections with high pedestrian and vehicle traffic. This project requires planning and coordination, culminating in one or two days of painting and celebrating. The crosswalks will have large-scale brightly colored designs and clear white lines delineating the crosswalk space. Walking across colorful crosswalks empowers pedestrians with a sense of belonging and slows traffic on the roads. Our project partners are detailed below.

Why does your community need this project?

People living in the eastside neighborhood are harmed by speeding traffic along our residential streets. Based on results from street painting projects in other places, asphalt art is an effective method for improving the protection of vulnerable roadway users and slowing traffic.

What do you hope to achieve through this project?

We hope to:
* Foster a welcoming community and improve the safety of public spaces in our neighborhood.
* Encourage others in Lansing and beyond to do projects like this in their communities.
* Show our local government that we care about the people currently living in this community and that projects like this make an impact on the well-being of residents and should be supported.

Crash data for the neighborhood will be reviewed from prior years to serve as a baseline. Subsequent crash data will be checked at the end of this year to quantify the impact of crosswalk paintings in our neighborhood. Comments from residents will be collected on the day(s) of project painting, and signs will be posted after the project to encourage others to provide feedback. The feedback from residents will be presented to the mayor’s office and city council to encourage the development of a city wide toolkit or initiative to help other groups of neighbors paint their crosswalks.