Posted on Aug 14, 2022
How a group of artists is making these Kansas City intersections brighter and safer
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A Kansas City design firm is using artwork and nature to prioritize people instead of cars at intersections across the metro. The goal is to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities.
A Kansas City design firm is taking asphalt art to dangerous intersections across the city in an effort to reduce traffic fatalities across the city.
Riding the success of their initial design concept at the Midtown intersection of Westport Road and Wyandotte, Street Smart Design + Build are improving streets in two other metro neighborhoods.
As of August 4, Kansas City has seen 15 pedestrian fatalities in 2022, according to KCTV 5.
A Kansas City design firm is taking asphalt art to dangerous intersections across the city in an effort to reduce traffic fatalities across the city.
Riding the success of their initial design concept at the Midtown intersection of Westport Road and Wyandotte, Street Smart Design + Build are improving streets in two other metro neighborhoods.
As of August 4, Kansas City has seen 15 pedestrian fatalities in 2022, according to KCTV 5.
How a group of artists is making these Kansas City intersections brighter and safer
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The company's overall goal is to think about the pedestrian first — making Kansas City neighborhoods safer for non-drivers.
“We decreased average traffic speeds by 45 percent and reduced the crossing distance in half for our pedestrians,” said Netsell. “An interesting bit of data is we also lowered the average noise of the intersection by about 11 decibels."
Learning lessons from the initial project, they are now incorporating more sustainable paints and protection methods to extend the life spans of each design.
“Our crew came in and we sealed the asphalt with the driveway sealer. And so the combination of that along with the expensive paint, I think is gonna allow this artwork to last quite some time,” said Netsell.
Now that they have secured funding for the Westport design to become permanent, Netsell hopes to secure more funding for additional temporary projects, since they only cost a tenth of construction cost for permanent design builds."
..."The company's overall goal is to think about the pedestrian first — making Kansas City neighborhoods safer for non-drivers.
“We decreased average traffic speeds by 45 percent and reduced the crossing distance in half for our pedestrians,” said Netsell. “An interesting bit of data is we also lowered the average noise of the intersection by about 11 decibels."
Learning lessons from the initial project, they are now incorporating more sustainable paints and protection methods to extend the life spans of each design.
“Our crew came in and we sealed the asphalt with the driveway sealer. And so the combination of that along with the expensive paint, I think is gonna allow this artwork to last quite some time,” said Netsell.
Now that they have secured funding for the Westport design to become permanent, Netsell hopes to secure more funding for additional temporary projects, since they only cost a tenth of construction cost for permanent design builds."
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