An Initiative to Improve Street Safety through Public Art

In the Westport neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, where Wyandotte Street meets Westport Road, something seemed to be missing.

The intersection, surrounded by a library, a church, a post office and a kitchen supply store, had charm, but lacked safety. Two streets had stop signs, but the intersection’s width and configuration still posed a hazard for residents trying to cross the street on foot, said DuRon Netsell, a Westport resident and head of the Kansas City-based urban design firm Street Smarts Design + Build.

Read more at Next City.