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Walking On Painted Keys: Creative Crosswalks Meet Government Resistance

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Musicians walk on a crosswalk painted like a piano Outside the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. Increasingly, urban designers and transportation planners say this kind of art — colorful crosswalks and engaging sidewalks — leads to safer intersections, stronger neighborhoods, and better public health.

Intersection art makes streets more inviting and can remind motorists to respect crosswalks and bike lanes. But the federal government says the designs can also be distracting.

(Image credit: Brett Dahlberg/WXXI)


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