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April 30, 2007
Guerilla Streetcar Stop Activity
Taking a ride downtown on Friday I encountered some interesting sights at Streetcar stops in NW Portland. Did others see this? I'm curious if whoever did it covered the whole line. [They didn't, I checked a few more locations on Saturday.]
I love the health/pedestrian activism, and I'd love to thank whoever put out the impromptu cigarette butt mitigation.
Are they related?
Anyone want to take credit?
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Posted by Chris Smith at 12:00 AM
Comments
April 29, 2007 11:46 PM
Adron Says:
The chalk writing is awesome... I almost thought I'd wager a bet on it... but then I remembered awesome wierd things like this happen in Portland.
:)
The butt thingies are all nifty, but aren't people supposed to not smoke at the stops? I personally like them there though, because regardless of the rules people smoke wherever they want to.
April 30, 2007 12:34 PM
Bill Says:
Hopefully those responsible for defacing of public facilities will be brought to justice and severly punished. This shows absolutely no respect for public facilities and rights-of-way.
April 30, 2007 1:33 PM
Bob R. Says:
Bill -
As far as I know, chalk drawings on public sidewalks are legal Portland. Kids do them all the time, and around Rose Festival you'll see people marking off viewing spots for their families with chalk.
- Bob R.
April 30, 2007 5:03 PM
Clarence Eckerson Jr. Says:
I love this!
April 30, 2007 8:37 PM
Christopher Says:
It should read "Streetcar this way, 50 steps, 22 calories... Life-span minus 2 days due to second-hand smoke."
Man, when will that city-core smoking ban take place? Pioneer Square's been real nice lately without having to move out of some smoker's wind every 30 seconds like last year. TriMet and the City don't enforce the smoking rules at MAX stations, at least from what I've seen.
What can be done? Do I need to pack those "stink bombs" to set off every time someone lights up near me? Will that do it?
May 1, 2007 3:47 AM
Scott Mizée Says:
Bill Says:
Hopefully those responsible for defacing of public facilities will be brought to justice and severly punished. This shows absolutely no respect for public facilities and rights-of-way.
Man... I sure hope there was a severe dose of sarcasm in Bob's post. My kids would be thrown in jail nearly every week if people had such ridiculously hard nosed attitudes about using chalk on sidewalks.
Their message is not obscene. It will be gone with the next rain. I'd love to see more of this type of thing around town. How about a sidewalk chalk writing campaign to support funding for the Bicycle Master Plan?
May 2, 2007 10:01 AM
Matt Picio Says:
Chalk on sidewalks is completely legal in the City of Portland. Unlike spray-paint grafitti, chalk (calcium carbonate) is completely natural and washes away with water. CaCO3 is a natural component of many rocks, and is generally non-toxic if swallowed by animal life. Humans use it as an antacid and for calcium supplements. A little water eliminates it from the sidewalk.
Try that with paint. Not so much.
