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- St. Paul's Traffic Art Signs
A picture of a Teddy bear is one of the images featured in the "Art of Traffic Calming" project.
A picture of a Teddy bear is one of the images featured in the "Art of Traffic Calming" project.
Same idea, different sign. A dog with the word, "Cat." The signs have been in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood since late summer.
This one was inspired by ancient cave drawings. The Department of Public Works measured traffic speeds before the signs went up and after they were posted.
After the experiment/exhibit on Hamline Street and Thomas Avenue, the art signs will move to George Street on St. Paul's West Side.
The flowery signs don't appear to have slowed down traffic. Speed studies showed traffic remained unchanged.
This one features a flower and a labyrinth. Testing was done during the State Fair, timing which the city's traffic engineer now regrets.
Woodward says the hand is one of the oldest symbols in the world. It's a way of saying, "Humans were here."
Woodward included pictures of children on the signs. He wanted to convey the idea, "People live here."
Would you be more likely to stop for a 30 mph sign or a picture of a Mom holding her child?
After the signs are moved to the West Side, they'll be in storage for winter.
Woodward used a man he knew for this sign. The only thing missing is a caption, "Don't speed!"
