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There have been cases of people painting crosswalks when the local municipality fails to take action. One guy got arrested some years back: https://www.bloombe
by ilamont 5y ago
There have been cases of people painting crosswalks when the local municipality fails to take action. One guy got arrested some years back:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-06-05/painting-your-own-crosswalk-crime-or-civic-opportunity https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-06-05/painting-...
Another one was painted in NJ and was considered "criminal mischief":
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/09/05/suspect-painted-own-crosswalk-nj/ https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/09/05/suspect-painted-own-...
- bydo 5y agoOr bike lanes in New York: https://untappedcities.com/2013/09/25/guerrilla-bike-lanes-appear-nyc-cycling-advocacy-group-right-of-way-6th-avenue/ https://untappedcities.com/2013/09/25/guerrilla-bike-lanes-a...
- aidenn0 5y agoFWIW I have a cousin who is involved in traffic planning in a different city in Ontario and said the eventual Hamilton response to the calming cones was fairly silly; they painted bump-outs on the road, which has very little traffic calming effect compared to physical barriers like cones or curbs.