[Mpls] Neat idea - post neighborhood maps on signal boxes

[Mike Jensvold]

Just want to say that this is a wonderful example of the kinds of 
enhancements to the public realm that our tax dollars can buy rather than 
"gold-plating" our freeways.  I'd also like to see more neighborhood kiosks 
for placing fliers - also something often seen on college campuses.

Mike Jensvold
East Isles

At 08:39 PM 9/8/2004, md wrote:
>Such maps could promote the pedestrian culture that Gary Hoover advocates
>and help travelers, visitors and new residents learn more about our
>neighborhoods.  When Jerry Rekuski of Rekuski Paint of Northeast
>Minneapolis retired a few months ago, I discovered a roll of maps
>of Northeast Minneapolis from 1986-87 in his store.
>
>The maps featured streets and businesses in a boldly colored
>richly diverse design by Gary Whitney for the "Our Town" poster
>people.  Each business or landmark was represented and
>a unique label appeared on each one.
>
>With such a map you'd  know where everything was, and get a
>"graphic" sense of the character of the neighborhood.
>
>...I've got a similar map of the University of Minnesota campus from 1979!
>
>Larger maps could be displayed in businesses and organizations
>(and partially funded by them) smaller maps could be put
>on traffic boxes with graffitti proof laminate.   Electronic
>interactive versions of each map could be downloaded for home
>PCs or handheld computers.
>
>Existing NRP grants could also partially fund the maps,
>and an artist from each neighborhood could design the map.
>
>Madeline Douglass
>Kingfield
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: John McClellan <johnpmcclellan at yahoo.com>
>To: <mpls at mnforum.org>
>Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 1:32 PM
>Subject: [Mpls] Neat idea - post neighborhood maps on signal boxes
>
>
> > Here's a link to a neat project being done in
> > Victoria, BC.   They are posting color maps on the
> > traffic signal boxes around town.    Provides a nice
> > service, cheaply, and also may help reduce graffiti
> > problems on the boxes.
> >
> > http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/000950.html
> >
> > I could see this being done here, not only Downtown,
> > but also along the LRT corridor and near some of the
> > more heavily foot trafficed/touristy areas like by the
> > Lakes, Uptown, 50th/France, etc.
> >
> > Should be fairly cheap to do, maybe even request a
> > donation to defray costs from local business in
> > exchange for a larger font or a small advert box?
>
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