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Painting Street Intersections - and other ways to transform spaces to places

We're interested in the work of City Repair and especially Intersection Repair (painting and otherwise claiming street intersections.)

City Repair based in Oregon have some good resources: a DVD and book
http://cityrepair.org/how-to/pmresources/
Anyone have this and willing to lend or host a viewing of the DVD?

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City Repair’s Placemaking Guidebook

Our best print resource for community-based projects such as Intersection Repair is called the Placemaking Guidebook. It includes physical examples, stories, techniques for community organizing and
facilitation, and much more.

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City Repair Ottawa
http://www.cityrepair.ca/home/home.asp

has a page on how to paint an intersection
http://www.cityrepair.ca/database/view.asp?item=doc-041

Here's a gallery of painted intersections:
http://www.cityrepair.ca/database/view.asp?item=doc-043

And if you don't know about the Roberts Creek Mandala - google that and be inspired!

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Tags: block party, city repair, intersection repair, street art

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Permalink Reply by Mary Bennett on March 31, 2010 at 10:47am

I've heard from a very reliable source that Kerrisdale Community Centre was all geared up to paint the intersection but it was nix-ed by City Hall. The compromise was that they were allowed to paint the drive-way. I guess VPSN have it right by using washable paints - not legal still but not likely to be enforced.
I also learned through roaming around vancouver.ca that we're responsible for removing graffiti on our own property. My housing co-op was tagged, and I - and others - kind of feel cool about that. I gather strictly speaking, we should be removing it.