[OMS_MANAGERS] Painting the Crosswalks

[Tyler Ferrari]

Hey Courtney, the AARP Placemaking Guide has some great "recipes" for paint
if you are looking for something temporary at first!

Tyler Ferrari
Economic Development Specialist
503-831-3579



On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 9:59 AM Courtney Williams <
cwilliams at ci.independence.or.us> wrote:

> Good Morning All,
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> We are exploring the idea of painting some of our downtown crosswalks here
> in Independence and I’m starting to research different paint/chalk options.
> I’m curious to hear from others who have completed a similar project in
> their downtowns.
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> We’re still trying to figure out if there’s a temporary paint option out
> there to test the idea before we use real paint so if anyone has tried
> doing something temporary for an event, I would love to hear what products
> you used. So far, not a lot of luck in finding info about this online. If
> we decide to go the paint route, I’m also curious to know about how long
> the paint stays “perfect” before you have to paint over it again, (the
> crosswalks are on a side street of our downtown, but still see quite a bit
> of traffic). And if there some product/technique out there that will
> strip/remove the paint if we don’t want to continue the project? Would love
> to hear any golden nuggets of wisdom from you all! 🙂
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Warmly,
> Courtney
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> *Downtown Manager*
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