To promote walking, streets need to be interesting as well as physically accessible. This collection of examples illustrate different approaches to adding art and artistry to everyday walking experiences.

1. WALKABILITY: Mean Streets…or Motivating?

2. Some urban streets are impossible to walk…

3. …others are just plain boring.

4. Yet others offer visual treats on the street…

5. …that increase our motivation to walk, such as:

6. “Nepenthes”
Dan Corson
Portland, Oregon
1 Solar-powered landmarks

7. Mural by Uber5000
Kensington Market
Toronto, Ontario
Crazy-happy laneway murals2

8. “Woodpecker Column”
Fastwurms
Toronto Convention Centre
Supersized wildlife3
``The Birds`` (18’ sparrow)
Myfanwy MacLeod
Vancouver, British Columbia

9. “PAUSE”
Exploratorium with Gehl Architects
Market Street, San Francisco, CA
4 Experiments in interactivity

10. Portland, Oregon and
Detroit, Michigan5 Small business personalities

11. artist: Moses Kofi
Kensington Market
Toronto, Ontario
Assembly-line escapees6

12. Busker wildlife7
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characters
The Violin Monster
Zachary Storey
Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Heidelberg Project
Tyree Guyton & Friends
Detroit, Michigan
Signature streets

14. Links to the past
Plaza walkway on former industrial lands
Olympic Village Site
Vancouver, British Columbia
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15. Temporary installations
“Balloon Forest”
100in1day
Toronto, Ontario
10

16. Aspirational statements
“Keep Portland Weird”
Dante’s
Portland, Oregon
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17. Exuberant walkways
MBAD’s Bead Museum
Olayami Dabls
Detroit, Michigan
12

18. Supersized plant life
“Sonic Bloom”
Dan Corson
Seattle, Washington
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“The Silicon Forest”
Brian Borello
Portland, Oregon

19. Socio-economic reflection14
Heidelberg Project
Tyree Guyton
Detroit , Michigan

20. Art from memories and detritus15
Heidelberg Project
Tyree Guyton
Detroit , Michigan

21. Milonga Al Fresco
Michigan Argentine Tango Club
Regent’s Plaza
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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22. Below grade parking
Pearl District
Portland, Oregon
Ventilation with vitality17

23. 18 Irresistible interactive sculpture
“Endover”
Tony Rosenthal
Ann Arbor, Michigan

24. Astute architectural color19
Dan Tel Aviv Hotel
Yaacov Agam
Tel Aviv, Israel

25. “Urban Hydrology” (carved granite)
Fernanda D'Agostino
6th Street Transit Mall, Portland, Oregon
Diatoms on the swales20

26. Sea Life Skate Stops
Rincon Park, Embarcadero
San Francisco, California
Functional artistry21

27. Designed by students of
B. F. Day School
Fremont, Seattle, Washington
Pavement patterns22

28. "Uniform Measure/Stack“
Stephen Cruise
Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
District artifacts23

29. Bus Stop Seating
Woodward Avenue, DDOT
Detroit, Michigan
Gestures of civic kindness24

30. Croft Lane
Toronto, OntarioGarage door commentary25

31. Faces in the ‘hood26
Heidelberg Project
Tyree Guyton
Detroit , Michigan

32. “Man in the City” Project
John Sauve
Detroit, Michigan
Reasons to look up27

33. Mirvish Village
Markham Street
Toronto, Ontario
One of a kind streets28

34. Detroit, Michigan and
Toronto, OntarioPresence of youth29

35. “Inside/Out” temporary display
from Detroit Institute of Arts on
Liberty St., Ann Arbor, Michigan
Boundary-free art museum30

36. Is your walk mean…or motivating?

37. Nature is essential, but cities need art and artistry.

38. Could your street use a few visual treats?

39. Sharon VanderKaay, Farrow Partnership Architects @farrowpartners