Children Crossing Safety Sign
Participants
- Josiah Abdus-Shakir,
- Orlando Bailon,
- Ayden Baskerville Edw,
- Joseph Bevans,
- Tahgie Brown,
- Axariel Cain,
- Kevin Chase Jr.,
- Envy Davis,
- Sanovia Delerme,
- Tamir Hannah,
- Alex Higgs,
- Ronald Holley,
- Shaniyah Johnson,
- Chania Jones,
- Kent Littlejohn,
- Lashmy Medina Osorio,
- Karleaf Peterson,
- Sauly Pichardo,
- Ray Reid Jr.,
- Isabella Roman,
- Alexander Sanchez,
- Laniece Sharp,
- Nia Sparkman Daniels,
- Jerleah Tyner,
- Anyla Williams
Community Partners
Neighborhood
NoneLocation
209 York StreetBrooklyn, NY 11201United States
Funders
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Beginning in November of 2013, students from PS 307K in Brooklyn began discussing the issue of distracted driving and, as a result, pedestrian endangerments near their school. Students drew inspiration from symbols such as eyes, ears, and hands and parts of the body used when paying attention in traffic. As the design progressed, an image was created of children walking to school with the help of their parents and a crossing guard thus the name, Children Crossing. Groundswell artist Jess Poplawski helped translate these ideas to image, which resulted in a new, complete street sign to be used throughout the schools safe zones. This project is part of an ongoing collaborative partnership between Groundswell and the NYC Department of Transportation. The partnership seeks to improve the safety and quality of neighborhoods by engaging youth in the process of recreating street signs. These signs are then utilized throughout the community, engaging its members and creating social change in the process.
