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Planner urges careful, collaborative use of street art as traffic-calming and placemaking tool
Summary
LFUCG planner presented street art (asphalt art) as a tool for traffic calming and placemaking, saying it should be one of multiple strategies and implemented with cross-departmental and community collaboration.
Hannah Kreps, principal planner for outreach and strategic planning at LFUCG, presented a briefing on street art (also called asphalt art or street murals) at the Oct. 7 work session, describing it as a tool for traffic calming and placemaking.
Kreps told the council that street art can reduce vehicle speeds and make walking, biking and driving safer and more comfortable, while also creating people-centered public spaces that foster community. “Street art is not a complete solution,” Kreps cautioned; she said it should be implemented through “extensive collaboration and dialogue across city departments and within the community.” No formal action was taken on the item.
Kreps framed street art as one tool among several — alongside infrastructure changes and enforcement — and recommended that projects be developed with residents and multiple LFUCG divisions to ensure safety, durability and community support. The planner’s presentation was delivered as part of a report-out from the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee and did not include funding requests or construction authorizations at the Oct. 7 work session.
